Hadith 266
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Hadith.5236 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that a group of people were drinking and became intoxicated. They began to attack each other with knives they had with them. They were brought before the Commander of the Faithful (as), and Imam (as) imprisoned them. Two of them died, and two remained alive.
The families of the two killed men said
"O' Commander of the Faithful (as)! Execute these two in retaliation for our relatives."
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) asked the group: "What do you think?"
They replied: "We think you should retaliate against them."
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Perhaps those two who died killed each other."
They responded: "We do not know."
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) then said: "Rather, I will distribute the blood money (diyyah) of the two killed among the four tribes, and I will deduct the compensation for the injuries of the survivors from the diyyah of the deceased."
5236 - وَ رَوَى اَلسَّكُونِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
"كَانَ قَوْمٌ يَشْرَبُونَ فَيَسْكَرُونَ فَتَبَاعَجُوا بِسَكَاكِينَ كَانَتْ مَعَهُمْ فَرُفِعُوا إِلَى أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَسَجَنَهُمْ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلاَنِ وَ بَقِيَ رَجُلاَنِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُ اَلْمَقْتُولَيْنِ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَقِدْهُمَا بِصَاحِبَيْنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِلْقَوْمِ "مَا تَرَوْنَ"
فَقَالُوا نَرَى أَنْ تُقِيدَهُمَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "لَعَلَّ ذَيْنِكَ اَللَّذَيْنِ مَاتَا قَتَلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ" قَالُوا لاَ نَدْرِي فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "بَلْ أَنَا أَجْعَلُ دِيَةَ اَلْمَقْتُولَيْنِ عَلَى قَبَائِلَ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ فَآخُذُ دِيَةَ جِرَاحَةِ اَلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ دِيَةِ اَلْمَقْتُولَيْنِ" ".
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