وَقَدِ اعْتَلَقَ شَيْخٌ بِرِدْنِهِ يَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ فَتَكَ بِابْنِهِ
An elder had seized his sleeve, claiming that he had killed the elder’s son.
An elder grips a youth’s sleeve while alleging that the youth killed his son. Physical contact and an extremely serious charge combine to create immediate dramatic tension.
The verb yaddaʿī is crucial: it reports an allegation. It does not independently establish that a killing occurred or that the youth committed it. The subsequent oath, settlement, and discovery must be read with that evidentiary distinction in mind.