Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زِيَادَ بْنَ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السُّلَمِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَجَدِّي وَكَانَا قَدْ شَهِدَا حُنَيْنًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَا صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 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 اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ خَمْسِينَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا وَخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا قَالَ يَقُولُ عُيَيْنَةُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَا أَدَعُهُ حَتَّى أُذِيقَ نِسَاءَهُ مِنْ الْحُزْنِ مَا أَذَاقَ نِسَائِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَلْ تَأْخُذُونَ الدِّيَةَ فَأَبَى عُيَيْنَةُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ لَيْثٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُكَيْتِلٌ رَجُلٌ قَصِيرٌ مَجْمُوعٌ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ لِهَذَا الْقَتِيلِ شَبِيهًا فِي غُرَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا كَغَنَمٍ وَرَدَتْ فَرُمِيَ أَوَّلُهَا فَنَفَرَ آخِرُهَا اسْنُنْ الْيَوْمَ وَغَيِّرْ غَدًا قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 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 اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ آدَمُ طَوِيلٌ ضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةً كَانَ تَهَيَّأَ لِلْقَتْلِ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَلِّمُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَغْفِرْ لِمُحَلِّمٍ اللَّهُمَّ 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 مِنْ بَعْضٍ.
English Translation
Abu 'Uthman Sa'id ibn Yahya ibn Sa'id ibn Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As told us, my father told me, Muhammad ibn Ishaq told us, from Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn al-Zubayr, who said: I heard Ziyad ibn Damrah ibn Sa'd al-Sulami relate to 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, who said: My father and my grandfather told me -- and they had both witnessed Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him -- they said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, led us in the noon prayer, then sat in the shade of a tree. Al-Aqra' ibn Habis and 'Uyaynah ibn Hisn ibn Badr stood up before him: the latter seeking the blood-price for al-Ashja'i, 'Amir ibn al-Adbat -- he being at that time the chief of Qays -- while al-Aqra' ibn Habis was defending Muhallim ibn Jaththamah on behalf of Khindif. They disputed before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and we heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "You shall take the blood-money, fifty camels now on this journey of ours, and fifty when we return." 'Uyaynah said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not let this go until I make his women taste of the grief that he made my women taste." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Rather, you shall take the blood-money." But 'Uyaynah refused. Then a man from Layth called Mukaytil stood up -- a short, stocky man -- and said: "O Prophet of Allah, I have found no likeness for this slain man in the early days of Islam except like sheep coming to water, the first of them shot and the rest fleeing in fright -- establish the practice today and change it tomorrow." Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his hand and said: "Rather, you shall accept the blood-money on this journey of ours, fifty now and fifty when we return." He continued urging the people until they accepted the blood-money. When they had accepted the blood-money, they said: "Where is your companion, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, may seek forgiveness for him?" Then a tall, dark-complexioned man stood up, wearing a fine garment -- he had prepared himself for death -- until he sat before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. When he sat down, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "What is your name?" He said: "I am Muhallim ibn Jaththamah." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O Allah, do not forgive Muhallim; O Allah, do not forgive Muhallim" -- three times. Then he got up from before him, wiping away his tears with the edge of his cloak. As for us, among ourselves we said: "He has indeed sought forgiveness for him, but he showed what he showed so that people would let go of their grievances against one another."