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

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

\nحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، وَالْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏"‏ مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ، وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَىَّ أَصْدَقُهُ، فَاخْتَارُوا إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِمَّا السَّبْىَ وَإِمَّا الْمَالَ، وَقَدْ كُنْتُ اسْتَأْنَيْتُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم انْتَظَرَهُمْ بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً حِينَ قَفَلَ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرُ رَادٍّ إِلَيْهِمْ إِلاَّ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَخْتَارُ سَبْيَنَا‏.‏ فَقَامَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ 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 فَلْيَفْعَلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ طَيَّبْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏"‏ إِنَّا لاَ نَدْرِي مَنْ أَذِنَ مِنْكُمْ فِيهِ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ، فَارْجِعُوا حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْنَا عُرَفَاؤُكُمْ أَمْرَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ فَكَلَّمَهُمْ عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُمْ طَيَّبُوا وَأَذِنُوا‏.‏ وَهَذَا الَّذِي بَلَغَنَا مِنْ سَبْىِ هَوَازِنَ هَذَا آخِرُ قَوْلِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، يَعْنِي فَهَذَا الَّذِي بَلَغَنَا‏.‏