Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29642 — Reports on the qasamah

Bushayr bin Yasar said that a man of the Ansar named Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A group of his people went to Khaybar and dispersed there. Then they found one of their companions dead. They said to those near whom they had found him: "You have killed our companion." They said: "We did not kill him, nor do we know the killer." They then came to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Prophet of Allah, we went to Khaybar and there we found one of our companions dead." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call the eldest, call the eldest." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Bring evidence against the one who killed." They said: "We have no witnesses." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the Jews will swear for you." They said: "We will not accept the oaths of the Jews." The Prophet of Allah disliked that his blood should go to waste, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) paid his blood money, one hundred camels from the camels of charity (sadaqah).