\nNarrated Marwan bin Al-Hakim and Miswar bin Makhrama:\n \n\nWhen the Hawazin delegation came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) after they had embraced Islam and requested \nhim to return their properties and war prisoners to them, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "To me the best talk is \nthe truest, so you may choose either of two things; the war prisoners or the wealth, for I have delayed \ntheir distribution." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had waited for them for over ten days when he returned from Ta'if. \nSo, when those people came to know that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was not going to return to them except one \nof the two things the said, "We choose our war Prisoners 'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up amongst the \nMuslims, and after glorifying Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then, these brothers of yours have \ncome to us with repentance, and I see it logical that I should return their captives to them, so whoever \nof you likes to do that as a favor then he can do it, and whoever amongst you likes to stick to his \nshare, let him give up his prisoners and we will compensate him from the very first Fai' (i.e. war booty \nreceived without fight) which Allah will give us." On that, all the people said. 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)s We \nhave agreed willingly to do so (return the captives)" Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to them "I do not know \nwho amongst you has agreed to this and who has not. You should return and let your leaders inform \nme of your agreement." The people returned and their leaders spoke to them, and then came to Allah's \nApostle and said, "All the people have agreed willingly to do so and have given the permission to \nreturn the war prisoners (without Compensation)" (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator states) This is what has \nbeen related to us about the captives of Hawazin.\n

\nNarrated Marwan bin Al-Hakim and Miswar bin Makhrama:\n \n\nWhen the Hawazin delegation came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) after they had embraced Islam and requested \nhim to return their properties and war prisoners to them, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "To me the best talk is \nthe truest, so you may choose either of two things; the war prisoners or the wealth, for I have delayed \ntheir distribution." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had waited for them for over ten days when he returned from Ta'if. \nSo, when those people came to know that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was not going to return to them except one \nof the two things the said, "We choose our war Prisoners 'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up amongst the \nMuslims, and after glorifying Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then, these brothers of yours have \ncome to us with repentance, and I see it logical that I should return their captives to them, so whoever \nof you likes to do that as a favor then he can do it, and whoever amongst you likes to stick to his \nshare, let him give up his prisoners and we will compensate him from the very first Fai' (i.e. war booty \nreceived without fight) which Allah will give us." On that, all the people said. 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)s We \nhave agreed willingly to do so (return the captives)" Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to them "I do not know \nwho amongst you has agreed to this and who has not. You should return and let your leaders inform \nme of your agreement." The people returned and their leaders spoke to them, and then came to Allah's \nApostle and said, "All the people have agreed willingly to do so and have given the permission to \nreturn the war prisoners (without Compensation)" (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator states) This is what has \nbeen related to us about the captives of Hawazin.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ وَزَعَمَ عُرْوَةُ أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، وَمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَىَّ أَصْدَقُهُ، فَاخْتَارُوا إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِمَّا السَّبْىَ وَإِمَّا الْمَالَ، وَقَدْ كُنْتُ اسْتَأْنَيْتُ بِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم انْتَظَرَ آخِرَهُمْ بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً، حِينَ قَفَلَ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرُ رَادٍّ إِلَيْهِمْ إِلاَّ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَخْتَارُ سَبْيَنَا، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ قَدْ جَاءُونَا تَائِبِينَ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ سَبْيَهُمْ، مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُطَيِّبَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى حَظِّهِ حَتَّى نُعْطِيَهُ إِيَّاهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مَا يُفِيءُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ قَدْ طَيَّبْنَا ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّا لاَ نَدْرِي مَنْ أَذِنَ مِنْكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ، فَارْجِعُوا حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْنَا عُرَفَاؤُكُمْ أَمْرَكُمْ ‏"‏ فَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ، فَكَلَّمَهُمْ عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَيَّبُوا فَأَذِنُوا‏.‏ فَهَذَا الَّذِي بَلَغَنَا عَنْ سَبْىِ هَوَازِنَ‏.‏