حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَی الْحَرَّانِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ عِبْدَانٌ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْنِي يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ قَبْلَ الصُّلْحِ فَکَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ مَوَالِيهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَاللَّهِ مَا خَرَجُوا إِلَيْکَ رَغْبَةً فِي دِينِکَ وَإِنَّمَا خَرَجُوا هَرَبًا مِنْ الرِّقِّ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ صَدَقُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رُدَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ مَا أُرَاکُمْ تَنْتَهُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّی يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْکُمْ مَنْ يَضْرِبُ رِقَابَکُمْ عَلَی هَذَا وَأَبَی أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمْ وَقَالَ هُمْ عُتَقَائُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2700
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: Some slaves (of the unbelievers) went out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of al-Hudaybiyyah before treaty. Their masters wrote to him saying: O Muhammad, they have not gone out to you with an interest in your religion, but they have gone out to escape from slavery. Some people said: They have spoken the truth, Messenger of Allah, send them back to them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and said: I do not see your restraining yourself from this action), group of Quraysh, but that Allah send someone to you who strike your necks. He then refused to return them, and said: They are emancipated (slaves) of Allah, the Exalted.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020