Khirash ibn Umayya al-Ka'bi

A Companion of Khuza'a who witnessed the conquest of Mecca; he betrayed Ibn al-Anwa' al-Hudhali after safety had been proclaimed, killing him for an old blood-feud — the Prophet condemned his deed most severely, paid the slain man's blood-money from his own wealth, and preached on Mecca's sanctity ¹.

When the Prophet conquered Mecca and granted the people safety, a man of Hudhayl called Ibn al-Anwa' came forward — he had been a killer in the Jahiliyya who had slain a man of Khuza'a. When Khirash ibn Umayya saw him he speared him dead ².

When the incident reached the Prophet he said: "what a killer Khirash is! Men of Khuza'a, lift your hands from killing — killing has grown common; if it availed anything... you have killed a man for whom I will surely pay blood-money" — and the Prophet paid his blood-money in full from his own wealth ³.