حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي يَعْنِي سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْحَکَمِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ وَذَکَرَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ حِينَ جَائَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيَّ أَصْدَقُهُ فَاخْتَارُوا إِمَّا السَّبْيَ وَإِمَّا الْمَالَ فَقَالُوا نَخْتَارُ سَبْيَنَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَثْنَی عَلَی اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَکُمْ هَؤُلَائِ جَائُوا تَائِبِينَ وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ سَبْيَهُمْ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْکُمْ أَنْ يُطَيِّبَ ذَلِکَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْکُمْ أَنْ يَکُونَ عَلَی حَظِّهِ حَتَّی نُعْطِيَهُ إِيَّاهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مَا يُفِيئُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ قَدْ طَيَّبْنَا ذَلِکَ لَهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَنْ أَذِنَ مِنْکُمْ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ فَارْجِعُوا حَتَّی يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْنَا عُرَفَاؤُکُمْ أَمْرَکُمْ فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ وَکَلَّمَهُمْ عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَيَّبُوا وَأَذِنُوا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2693
Marwan and Al Miswar bin Makhramah told that when the deputation of the Hawazin came to the Muslims and asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to return to them their property, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them “with me are those whom you see”. The speech dearest to me is the one which is true, so choose (one of the two) either the captives or the property. They said “We choose our captives. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, extolled Allaah and then said “To proceed, your brethren have come repentant I have considered that I should return their captives to them, so let those of you who are willing to release the captives act accordingly, but those who wish to hold on to what they have till we give them some of the first booty Allaah gives us may do so. The people said “We are willing for that (to release their captives), Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “We cannot distinguish between those of you who have granted that and those who have not, so return till your headmen may tell us about your affair. The people then returned and their headmen spoke to them, then they informed that they were agreeable and had given their permission.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020