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Sahih al-Bukhari 2583 (Book 51, Hadith 18) #2472
Returning Captives as a Favor

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) suggested to the people that they should return captives taken in war as a favor, and the people agreed to do so willingly.

Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet he stood up amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Then after: Your brethren have come to you with repentance and I see it logical to return to them their captives; so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you like to stick to his share till we give him his right from the very first Fai (war booty) I which Allah will bestow on us, then (he can do so)". The people replied, "We do that (to return the captives) willingly as a favor for your sake".
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ عُرْوَةُ أَنَّ الْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، رضى الله عنهما وَمَرْوَانَ أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ، فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ جَاءُونَا تَائِبِينَ، وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ سَبْيَهُمْ، فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطَيِّبَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى حَظِّهِ حَتَّى نُعْطِيَهُ إِيَّاهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مَا يُفِيءُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ طَيَّبْنَا لَكَ‏.‏

TOPICS
repentance  *  captives  *  booty  *  tawbah  *  asir  *  nimah  *  fai  *  favor

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your enemies , Show respect for your leaders , Follow reasonable advice , Forgive others

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about returning captives taken in war as a favor. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was approached by delegates from the tribe of Hawazin who had come with repentance. He suggested that those who wanted to could return their captives willingly as a favor for him. The people agreed to do this out of respect for him and his suggestion. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our enemies and forgive them if they repent sincerely. We should also show respect for our leaders and follow their advice when it is reasonable to do so. It also shows us how important it is to forgive others even if they have wronged us in some way or another because Allah will reward us for doing so generously.

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