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Sunan Abi Dawud 2693 (Book 15, Hadith 217) #22983
Choosing Captives Over Property

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) offered the Hawazin people a choice between their captives or their property, and they chose to have their captives returned.

Marwan and Al Miswar bin Makhramah told that when the deputation of the Hawazin came to the Muslims and asked the Apostle of Allaahﷺ to return to them their property, the Apostle of Allaahﷺ 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 Apostle of Allaahﷺ 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), Apostle of Allaah. The Apostle of Allaahﷺ 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.
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 ﷺ قَالَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَىَّ أَصْدَقُهُ فَاخْتَارُوا إِمَّا السَّبْىَ وَإِمَّا الْمَالَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا نَخْتَارُ سَبْيَنَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ 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 ﷺ ‏"‏ إِنَّا لاَ نَدْرِي مَنْ أَذِنَ مِنْكُمْ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ فَارْجِعُوا حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْنَا عُرَفَاؤُكُمْ أَمْرَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ فَكَلَّمَهُمْ عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَيَّبُوا وَأَذِنُوا
TOPICS
choice  *  captives  *  property  *  repentance  *  ikhtiyar  *  asir  *  mal  *  tawbah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest in your dealings with others; Strive for fairness in your decisions; Seek advice from wise people when making difficult decisions; Return what belongs to others if you can do so without harm coming upon you; Respect other peoples' rights even if they are different than yours; Show mercy towards those who are weaker than you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's decision to offer the Hawazin people a choice between having their captives returned or receiving some of the first booty that Allah gives them. The Prophet wanted to be fair and asked for permission from those who were willing to release the captives, but he could not distinguish between those who agreed and those who did not. Therefore, he asked for confirmation from their headmen before making his decision. In this hadith, we learn that it is important to be honest in our dealings with others and that we should always strive for fairness in our decisions. We also learn that it is important to seek advice from wise people when making difficult decisions so as not to make mistakes.

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