Sahih al-Bukhari 6643 (Book 87, Hadith 37)
then they found one of them murdered. They said to the people with whom the corpse had been found,
“You have killed our companion!” Those people said, “Neither have we killed him, nor do we know
his killer.” The bereaved group went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! We went to Khaibar
and found one of us murdered.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Let the older among you come forward and
speak.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, to them, “Bring your proof against the killer.” They said “We have no
proof.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Then they (the defendants) will take an oath.” They said, “We do not accept
the oaths of the Jews.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not like that the Blood-money of the killed one be lost
without compensation, so he paid one-hundred camels out of the camels of Zakat (to the relatives of
the deceased) as Diya (Blood-money).
Sahih al-Bukhari 6643 (Book 87, Hadith 37)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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For more Hadith in Book 87: Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)