Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 754
CHAPTER 30 Standard Bearer of Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience 754 Prophet Muhammad sa replied that they could take the body away as he did not wish to exact price for dead bodies. 31 In another narration it is related, "Naufal wanted to cross the trench and fell into it. The Muslims started to stone him. The idolaters said, "O Muslims, do not kill him in this agonizing manner, instead kill him outright. So Hadrat ‘Al i ra killed him in the trench. The dead body was under the control of the Muslims. The idolaters wanted to bury him with honour and offered up to twelve thousand Dirhams for his dead body. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "We have no use for this body, nor do we exact a price for it. Give them the dead body so that they can bury it. To sell a dead body is not an honourable act. " So it was returned to them without taking any money for it. " 32 After the victory of Khyber, an agreement was reached with the Jews. The land was given to the Jews for cultivation on the condition that they would give half of the income to the Muslims. A Muslim, ‘Abdull a h bin Sahl ra went to Khyber with a friend and was murdered there. The case was brought before H u du r sa. He asked the Muslim plaintiffs from ‘Abdull a h's side that they would have to provide the proof in the form of a witness or take an oath against the murderer. When the plaintiffs could not produce an eyewitness, H u du r sa said, "In such a case I can free the Jew if he takes fifty