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Regarding Ransoming Captives With Wealth

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 2693 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 62

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2693. Marwān and Al-Miswar bin Makhramah said: "When the delegates of Hawāzin came as Muslims, they requested that their wealth be returned back to them. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to them: 'There are others with me as you see, and the dearest speech to me is that which is most true. So choose either the captives or the wealth.' They said: 'We choose our captives.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up, praised Allāh and then said: 'To proceed: Indeed your brethren have come with repentance, and I see it appropriate to return back to them their captives. Whoever among you would like to do that as a favor, then he should do so, and whoever amongst you wants to keep his share, until we give him something from the first Fai' which Allāh grants us, he may do so.' The people said: 'We would like to (release) the captives for them O Messenger of Allāh!' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to them: 'We do not know who amongst you have given the permission and who did not, so return back until your leaders may come back to me with your affair.' So the people went away, and they were spoken to by their leaders. They informed that they agree to give the captives back and have granted the permission." (Saḥīḥ)

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2693 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي يَعْنِي سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: وَذَكَرَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ، وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَاهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ، وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيَّ أَصْدَقُهُ، فَاخْتَارُوا إِمَّا السَّبْيَ، وَإِمَّا الْمَالَ». فَقَالُوا: نَخْتَارُ سَبْيَنَا، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ جَاءُوا تَائِبِينَ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ سَبْيَهُمْ، فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطَيِّبَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى حَظِّهِ حَتَّى نُعْطِيَهُ إِيَّاهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مَا يُفِيءُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ». فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: قَدْ طَيَّبْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَنْ أَذِنَ مِنْكُمْ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ، فَارْجِعُوا حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْنَا عُرَفَاؤُكُمْ أَمْرَكُمْ». فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ، فَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَيَّبُوا وَأَذِنُوا

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