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[4245] 8 - (1641) It was narrated that 'Imrân bin Huşain said: "Thaqîf were allies of Banû 'Uqail, and Thaqîf captured two of the Companions of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. And the Companions of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ captured a man from Banû 'Uqail, and along with him they caught (the camel) Al-'Aqbâ. The Messenger of Allâh passed by him when he was in chains. He said: 'O Muḥammad!' So he came to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'Why did you capture me, and why did you capture the one who precedes the pilgrims (the camel)?' He said: 'I captured you because of the wrongdoing of your allies Thaḳīf.' Then he turned away, and he called out to him, saying: 'O Muḥammad!' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was compassionate and kind, so he came back to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'I am a Muslim.' He said: 'If you had said that when you were still in control of your affairs, you would have gained every success.' Then he turned away, and he called him, saying: 'O Muḥammad! O Muḥammad!' He came to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, give me to drink.' He said: 'That is what you need,' and he ransomed him for the two (Muslim) men." He said: "And a woman of the Anṣār was taken captive and Al-'Aḏbā' was captured, and the woman was put in chains. The people were letting their animals graze in front of their houses. She escaped from her chains one night and went to the camels. Every time she came near a camel it groaned, so she left it alone, until she came to Al-'Aqbâ', which did not groan. She was a docile camel, so the woman sat on her back and prodded her, and she moved off. They were alerted about her and they looked for her, but she got away from them. She vowed to Allâh that if Allâh saved her by means of (the camel), she would sacrifice her. When she reached Al-Madînâh, the people saw her and said: 'Al-'Aqbâ', the she-camel of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' She said that she had vowed that if Allâh saved her by means of her, she would sacrifice her. They came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and told him about that, and he said: 'Subhân-Allâh, what a bad reward! She vowed to Allâh that if Allâh saved her by means of her, she would sacrifice her. There is no fulfillment of a vow that involves sin, or a vow that involves something that a person does not own." According to the report of Ibn Hujr: "There is no vow in that which involves disobedience towards Allâh."