It has also been reported that the two groups fought with palm stalks and sandals. Allah Most High says:

“There is no good in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity, kindness, or reconciliation between people.”

The verse continues. He also says:

“Allah commands you to return trusts to their rightful owners and, when you judge between people, to judge with justice. Excellent indeed is what Allah instructs you to do. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.”

And He says:

“The recompense for an evil deed is an evil deed like it, but whoever pardons and brings about reconciliation—his reward is with Allah.”

And He says:

“If you retaliate, then retaliate only to the extent of the injury inflicted upon you.”

The verse continues.

If two people have a dispute, their case should be examined. If it becomes clear that one has wronged the other, the wronged party has the choice between exacting retribution and pardoning, though pardoning is better. If the wrong consisted of striking or slapping him, he may strike or slap the offender just as the offender did to him, according to the overwhelming majority of the early generations and many of the leading scholars. This is also what the Sunnah establishes. Another view holds that the offender should be disciplined, but that retaliation in kind does not apply in such cases.

If the offender verbally abused him, he may respond with equivalent abuse, provided this does not violate a right belonging exclusively to Allah or wrong anyone other than the offender. Thus, if the offender cursed him or called him a dog or the like, he may say the same to him. But if the offender cursed his father, he may not curse the offender’s father, because that father has not wronged him. If the offender fabricated a lie against him, he may not fabricate a lie against the offender, because lying is forbidden as a matter of Allah’s right. Similarly, it has been stated by many