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Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)

Blood Money (Ad-Diyat) Volume 9, Book 83, Number 4: Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The first cases to be decided among the people (on the Day of Resurrection) will be those of blood-shed." Volume 9, Book 83, Number 52: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The Prophet said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet asked him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who chose Moses above all the human beings.' I said (protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I became furious and slapped him." The Prophet said, "Do not give me preference to other prophets, for the people will become unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to gain conscious, and behold, I will Find