Some men from the elders of his people reported that Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaysa went out to Khaybar because of hardship that had afflicted them. Muhaysa came back and reported that Abdullah bin Sahl had been killed and thrown into a spring or a pit. He went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you killed him."They replied, "By Allah, we did not kill him."Then he came back to his people and told them what had happened. He then came forward along with his brother Huwaysa, who was older than him, and Abdul-Rahman bin Sahl. Muhaysa stepped forward to speak, since he was the one who had been at Khaybar, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Muhaysa, "Let the elder speak, let the elder speak," meaning the one greater in age.So Huwaysa spoke first, then Muhaysa spoke. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Either they pay the blood-money for your companion, or they declare war."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to them about that, and they wrote back, "By Allah, we did not kill him."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said to Huwaysa, Muhaysa, and Abdul-Rahman, "Will you swear an oath and thereby establish your right to your companion's blood?"They said, "No."He asked, "Then shall the Jews swear an oath to you?"They replied, "They are not Muslims."So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ paid the blood-money for him from his own resources. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent them a hundred she-camels, which were brought into their dwelling.Sahl said, "A red she-camel from among them kicked me."
حدثني إسحق بن منصور أخبرنا بشر بن عمر قال سمعت مالك بن أنس يقول حدثني أبو ليلى عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن سهل
عن رجال من كبراء قومه أن عبد الله بن سهل ومحيصة خرجا إلى خيبر من جهد أصابهم فأتى محيصة فأخبر أن عبد الله بن سهل قد قتل وطرح في عين أو فقير فأتى يهود فقال أنتم والله قتلتموه قالوا والله ما قتلناه ثم أقبل حتى قدم على قومه فذكر لهم ذلك ثم أقبل هو وأخوه حويصة وهو أكبر منه وعبد الرحمن بن سهل فذهب محيصة ليتكلم وهو الذي كان بخيبر فقال رسول الله ﷺ لمحيصة كبر كبر يريد السن فتكلم حويصة ثم تكلم محيصة فقال رسول الله ﷺ إما أن يدوا صاحبكم وإما أن يؤذنوا بحرب فكتب رسول الله ﷺ إليهم في ذلك فكتبوا إنا والله ما قتلناه فقال رسول الله ﷺ لحويصة ومحيصة وعبد الرحمن أتحلفون وتستحقون دم صاحبكم قالوا لا قال فتحلف لكم يهود قالوا ليسوا بمسلمين فواداه رسول الله ﷺ من عنده فبعث إليهم رسول الله ﷺ مائة ناقة حتى أدخلت عليهم الدار فقال سهل فلقد ركضتني منها ناقة حمراء