قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ سَمِعْتُ يُونُسَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَحَدِ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ ثُمَّ الْكَعْبِيَّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَذِنَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فِي قِتَالِ بَنِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى أَصَبْنَا مِنْهُمْ ثَأْرَنَا وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَفْعِ السَّيْفِ فَلَقِيَ رَهْطٌ مِنَّا الْغَدَ رَجُلًا مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فِي الْحَرَمِ يَؤُمُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُسْلِمَ وَكَانَ قَدْ وَتَرَهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَهُ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَبَادَرُوا أَنْ يَخْلُصَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَأْمَنَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَضِبَ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ غَضِبَ غَضَبًا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ فَسَعَيْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ نَسْتَشْفِعُهُمْ وَخَشِينَا أَنْ نَكُونَ قَدْ هَلَكْنَا فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ {أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هُوَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ وَلَمْ يُحَرِّمْهَا النَّاسُ وَإِنَّمَا أَحَلَّهَا لِي سَاعَةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ أَمْسِ وَهِيَ الْيَوْمَ حَرَامٌ كَمَا حَرَّمَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ فِيهَا وَرَجُلٌ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَرَجُلٌ طَلَبَ بِذَحْلٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَأَدِيَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي قَتَلْتُمْ} فَوَدَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Sayyiduna Abu Shurayh Khuza’i Ka’bi (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted us special permission to fight against Banu Bakr, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was still in Makkah. So, we killed their people and took our revenge well. After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from raising swords, meaning he ordered a complete cessation of fighting. However, the next day, some people from our tribe found a man from Banu Hudhayl within the boundaries of the Haram. He was coming to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of accepting Islam. Previously, during the time of ignorance, he had committed a crime with those people. They were searching for him, so they killed him, and they acted hastily lest he reach the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid them from killing him. When this news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he became extremely angry. By Allah! I have never seen him more angry than that. We went to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and sought their intercession. We feared that due to our negligence and the displeasure of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we might be destroyed. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prayer, he stood up and praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, and then said: Allah Almighty has made Makkah a sanctuary; people did not make it a sanctuary. Allah Almighty granted me permission to fight in this sanctuary for a short period yesterday. Now, from today, it is again a sanctuary, and fighting here is forbidden, just as Allah Almighty had previously declared it forbidden. And three types of people are the most rebellious and defiant to Allah Almighty: one who kills someone within the boundaries of the Haram, the second who kills anyone other than his own killer, and the third who takes revenge for a crime committed before Islam. By Allah! I will surely pay the blood money (diyah) for the man you have killed. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) paid his blood money.