On the authority of his father (Sa'd) and his grandfather (Dumayrah) (according to Musa's version) who were present in the battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: After the advent of Islam, Muhallam ibn Jaththamah al-Laythi killed a man of Ashja'. That was the first blood-money decided by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (for payment). Uyaynah spoke about the killing of al-Ashja'i, for he belonged to Ghatafan, and al-Aqra' ibn Habis spoke on behalf of Muhallam, for he belonged to Khunduf. The voices rose high, and the dispute and noise grew. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do you not accept blood-money, Uyaynah? Uyaynah then said: No, I swear by Allah, until I cause his women to suffer the same fighting and grief as he caused my women to suffer. Again the voices rose high, and the dispute and noise grew. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do you not accept the blood-money Uyaynah? Uyaynah gave the same reply as before, and a man of Banu Layth called Mukaytil stood up. He had a weapon and a skin shield in his hand. He said: I do not find in the beginning of Islam any illustration for what he has done except the one that "some sheep came on, and those in the front were shot; hence those in the rear ran away". (The other example is that) "make a law today and change it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fifty (camels) here immediately and fifty when we return to Medina. This happened during some of his journeys. Muhallam was a tall man of dark complexion. He was with the people. They continued (to make effort for him) until he was released. He sat before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with his eyes flowing. He said: Messenger of Allah! I have done (the act) of which you have been informed. I repent to Allah, the Exalted, so ask Allah's forgiveness for me. Messenger of Allah! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: Did you kill him with your weapon at the beginning of Islam. O Allah! do not forgive Muhallam. He said these words loudly. AbuSalamah added: He (Muhallam) then got up while he was wiping his tears with the end of his garment. Ibn Ishaq said: His people alleged that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked forgiveness for him after that. Abu Dawud said: Al-Nadr b. Shumail said: al-ghiyar means blood-wit.  

مُوسَى وَجَدِّهِ وَكَانَا شَهِدَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُنَيْنًا ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى حَدِيثِ وَهْبٍ أَنَّ مُحَلِّمَ بْنَ جَثَّامَةَ اللَّيْثِيَّ قَتَلَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَشْجَعَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ وَذَلِكَ أَوَّلُ غِيَرٍ قَضَى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَكَلَّمَ عُيَيْنَةُ فِي قَتْلِ الأَشْجَعِيِّ لأَنَّهُ مِنْ غَطَفَانَ وَتَكَلَّمَ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ دُونَ مُحَلِّمٍ لأَنَّهُ مِنْ خِنْدِفَ فَارْتَفَعَتِ الأَصْوَاتُ وَكَثُرَتِ الْخُصُومَةُ وَاللَّغَطُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا عُيَيْنَةُ أَلاَ تَقْبَلُ الْغِيَرَ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ وَالْحَزَنِ مَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَى نِسَائِي قَالَ ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعَتِ الأَصْوَاتُ وَكَثُرَتِ الْخُصُومَةُ وَاللَّغَطُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا عُيَيْنَةُ أَلاَ تَقْبَلُ الْغِيَرَ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا إِلَى أَنْ قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُكَيْتِلٌ عَلَيْهِ شِكَّةٌ وَفِي يَدِهِ دَرَقَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ لِمَا فَعَلَ هَذَا فِي غُرَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ مَثَلاً إِلاَّ غَنَمًا وَرَدَتْ فَرُمِيَ أَوَّلُهَا فَنَفَرَ آخِرُهَا اسْنُنِ الْيَوْمَ وَغَيِّرْ غَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَمْسُونَ فِي فَوْرِنَا هَذَا وَخَمْسُونَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَذَلِكَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ وَمُحَلِّمٌ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ آدَمُ وَهُوَ فِي طَرَفِ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا حَتَّى تَخَلَّصَ فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَدْمَعَانِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ فَعَلْتُ الَّذِي بَلَغَكَ وَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ ﷻ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقَتَلْتَهُ بِسِلاَحِكَ فِي غُرَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَغْفِرْ لِمُحَلِّمٍ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ زَادَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَقَامَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَلَقَّى دُمُوعَهُ بِطَرَفِ رِدَائِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ فَزَعَمَ قَوْمُهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] My father and grandfather narrated to me that they witnessed the Battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . They said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the Dhuhr prayer, then he sat in the shade of a tree. Al-Aqra' bin Habis and 'Uyainah bin Hisn bin Badr came to him seeking retribution for the killing of their tribesman, 'Amir bin Al-Adbat, who was the leader of the tribe of Qays that day. Al-Aqra' bin Habis tried to defend Muhalim bin Jaththamah from Khandaf, so they argued before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . We heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "You are demanding fifty camels as blood money for this journey and fifty camels upon our return." 'Uyainah then said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not let it go until I make his women taste the grief that he caused to my women." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Rather, you will take the blood money." 'Uyainah refused, and then a man from Layth named Mukaytil, a short man with a trimmed beard, got up and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have not found anyone similar to this slain man, except for a sheep. Its first strike is its last, and it changes on the next day." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hand and said, "Rather, you will accept the blood money. So, the people continued (insisting) until they accepted the blood money. When they accepted the blood money, they said, "Where is your companion who seeks forgiveness for us, O Messenger of Allah?" A tall man named Adam, who had been appointed for execution, took a dagger and sat before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . When he sat, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "I am Muhalim bin Jaththamah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, do not forgive Muhalim! O Allah, do not forgive Muhalim!" He repeated this three times. Then, he stood up and wiped his tears with his cloak. As for us, we say among ourselves that he sought forgiveness for him, but he made it public in order to keep people away from each other.  

حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَجَدِّي وَكَانَا قَدْ شَهِدَا حُنَيْنًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَا صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ إِلَى ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ يَطْلُبُ بِدَمِ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَامِرِ بْنِ الْأَضْبَطِ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ سَيِّدُ قَيْسٍ وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ مُحَلِّمِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ لِخِنْدِفٍ فَاخْتَصَمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ خَمْسِينَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا وَخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا قَالَ يَقُولُ عُيَيْنَةُ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا أَدَعُهُ حَتَّى أُذِيقَ نِسَاءَهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ مَا أَذَاقَ نِسَائِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَلْ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ فَأَبَى عُيَيْنَةُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ لَيْثٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُكَيْتِلٌ رَجُلٌ قَصِيرٌ مَجْمُوعٌ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ لِهَذَا الْقَتِيلِ شَبِيهًا فِي غُرَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِإِلَّا كَغَنَمٍ وَرَدَتْ فَرُمِيَ أَوَّلُهَا فَنَفَرَ آخِرُهَا اسْنُنِ الْيَوْمَ وَغَيِّرْ غَدًا قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلْ تَقْبَلُونَ الدِّيَةَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا خَمْسِينَ وَخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِالْقَوْمِ حَتَّى قَبِلُوا الدِّيَةَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَبِلُوا الدِّيَةَ قَالَ قَالُوا أَيْنَ صَاحِبُكُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ آدَمُ طَوِيلٌ ضَرْبٌ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةً كَانَ تَهَيَّأَ لِلْقَتْلِ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَلِّمُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ لَا تَغْفِرْ لِمُحَلِّمٍ اللهُمَّ لَا تَغْفِرْ لِمُحَلِّمٍ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَتَلَقَّى دَمْعَهُ بِفَضْلِ رِدَائِهِ فَأَمَّا نَحْنُ بَيْنَنَا فَنَقُولُ قَدْ اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَظْهَرَ مَا أَظْهَرَ لِيَدَعَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ بَعْضٍ  

[Machine] And regarding his grandfather, they both witnessed the Battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . They said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the Dhuhr prayer with us, then he leaned against the shade of a tree and sat in it while he was in Hunayn. Al-Aqra bin Habis and Uyaynah bin Hisn bin Hudhaifah bin Badr came to him, disputing regarding Aamir bin Al-Adibt. Uyaynah sought blood revenge for Aamir, who was the leader of Ghatfan that day. And Al-Aqra bin Habis was defending Muhalim bin Jathama from being pushed out of his place in Khindif. They brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we were listening. We heard Uyaynah saying, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not leave until I make his women taste the heat my women tasted." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Rather, you will take fifty camels as blood money for this journey of ours, and another fifty when we return." While he was refusing, a man from Banu Layth, called Mukaytil, who was short and stocky, stood up. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have not found someone who resembles this killer in the essence of Islam, except for a sheep. It turns back its first steps and runs with its last steps." He said, "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hand and said, 'Rather, you will take fifty camels as blood money for this journey of ours, and another fifty when we return.' They accepted the blood money and then said, 'Where is your companion who will seek forgiveness for you, O Messenger of Allah?' A tall man named Adam stood up, holding a cloak that he had prepared for killing, and he went and sat in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked, 'What is your name?' The man said, 'I am Muhalim bin Jathama.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hand and said, 'O Allah, do not forgive Muhalim bin Jathama.' So the man stood up while wiping away his tears with the edge of his garment. Then, we say, 'We hope that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has sought forgiveness for him,' but what was apparent from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was this  

وَعَنْ جَدِّهِ وَكَانَا شَهِدَا حُنَيْنًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَا صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فَجَلَسَ فِيهِ وَهُوَ بِحُنَيْنٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنِ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ بَدْرٍ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي عَامِرِ بْنِ الْأَضْبَطِ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ وَعُيَيْنَةُ يَطْلُبُ بِدَمِ عَامِرٍ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَئِيسُ غَطَفَانَ وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ مُحَلَّمِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ بِمَكَانِهِ مِنْ خِنْدِفٍ فَتَدَاوَلَا الْخُصُومَةَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ نَسْمَعُ فَسَمِعْنَا عُيَيْنَةَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا أَدَعُهُ حَتَّى أُذِيقَ نِسَاءَهُ مِنَ الْحَرِّ مَا ذَاقَ نِسَائِي وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَلْ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ خَمْسِينَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا وَخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا قَالَ وَهُوَ يَأْبَىعَلَيْهِ إِذْ قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُكَيْتِلٌ قَصِيرٌ مَجْمُوعٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ لِهَذَا الْقَتِيلِ شَبَهًا فِي غُرَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا كَغَنَمٍ وَرَدَتْ فَرُمِيَتْ أَوَائِلُهَا فَنَفَرَتْ أُخْرَاهَا اسْنُنِ الْيَوْمَ وَغَيِّرْ غَدًا قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلْ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ خَمْسِينَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا وَخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا قَالَ فَقَبِلُوا الدِّيَةَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا أَيْنَ صَاحِبُكُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ آدَمُ ضَرْبٌ طَوِيلٌ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ لَهُ قَدْ كَانَ تَهَيَّأَ فِيهَا لِلْقَتْلِ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَلَّمُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَا تَغْفِرْ لِمُحَلَّمِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ قُمْ فَقَامَ وَهُوَ يَتَلَقَّى دَمْعَهُ بِفَضْلِ رِدَائِهِ قَالَ فَأَمَّا نَحْنُ بَيْنَنَا فَنَقُولُ إِنَّا نَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ وَأَمَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَهَذَا