Sahih al-Bukhari 2607

Hadith text

Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) they requested him to return their property and their captives. He said to them, "This concerns also other people along with me as you see, and the best statement to me is the true one, so you may choose one of two alternatives; either the captives or the property and (I have not distributed the booty for) I have been waiting for you." When the Prophet (ﷺ) had returned from Ta'if, he waited for them for more than ten nights. When they came to know that the Prophet (ﷺ) would not return except one of the two, they chose their captives. The Prophet then stood up amongst the Muslims, Glorified and Praised Allah as He deserved, and then said, "Then after: These brothers of yours have come to you with repentance and I see it proper to return their captives, so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants to stick to his share till we pay him from the very first Fai (i.e. war booty) which Allah will give us, then he can do so." The people said, "We return (the captives) to them willingly as a favor, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I do not know who of you has given his consent and who has not; so go back and your leaders may present your decision to me." The people went away, and their leaders discussed the matter with them, and then came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to tell him that all of them had given their consent (to return the captives) willingly. (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator said, "This is what we know about the captives of Hawazin)

Marwan bin Al-Hakam aur Al-Miswar bin Makhrama bataate hain: Jab Hawazin qabile ka wafd Nabi ke paas aaya, unhone unse apni jaidad aur apne qaidiyon ko wapas karne ki guzarish ki. Nabi ne unse kaha: "Isme mere saath doosre log bhi hain jaisa tumhe pata hai, aur mujhe sabse pyaari baat sachi baat hai; isliye tumhe do cheezon mein se ek chunne ka ikhtiyaar hai — ya to qaidi ya jaidad — (aur maine taqseem nahi ki hai) kyunke maine tumhara intezaar kiya." Jab Nabi Taif se wapas aaye, unhone unka das raaton se zyada intezaar kiya. Jab unhe pata chala ke Nabi in do cheezon mein se sirf ek hi wapas karenge, unhone apne qaidi chune. Nabi phir Musalmanon ke beech khade hue, Allah ki jaisi hamd honi chahiye vaisi ki, aur kaha: "Iske baad: Tumhare yeh bhai tauba karke tumhare paas aaye hain aur main theek samajhta hoon ke unke qaidi wapas karun, isliye jo bhi tum mein se ise ehsaan ke tor par karna chahe, kar sakta hai, aur jo apna hissa rakhna chahe jab tak humein pehli maal-e-ghanimat (yaani jung ka maal) mile jo Allah humein dega, woh bhi kar sakta hai." Logon ne kaha: "Hum unhe (qaidiyon ko) khushi se ehsaan ke tor par wapas karte hain, Aye Allah ke Rasool!" Nabi ne kaha: "Mujhe nahi pata tum mein se kisne raazi hokar diya aur kisne nahi; isliye wapas jaao aur tumhare sardaar mujhe tumhara faisla bata sakte hain." Log wapas gaye aur unke sardaaron ne unse baat ki, phir Nabi ke paas aakar bataya ke sabne khushi se raazandi de di hai (qaidi wapas karne ki). (Az-Zuhri, doosre raawi ne kaha: "Yehi humein Hawazin ke qaidiyon ke baare mein maloom hai.")

Sahih al-Bukhari 2607 · Book 51, Hadith 41