Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10013

Ikrimah narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said: I was a slave of Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him). We had accepted Islam: I had accepted Islam, Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) had accepted Islam, and Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) had accepted Islam, but he was afraid of his people and used to conceal his Islam. Abu Lahab, may Allah curse him, did not take part in Badr; he sent al-As bin Hisham bin al-Mughirah in his place. That is how they used to do it: when a man could not take part in the battle, he would send someone else in his place. When the news reached us, Allah Almighty humiliated and disgraced him, and we felt strength within ourselves. The narrator says: After this he mentioned the whole hadith. At this point in the writing of Ya'qub there is a mursal report without a chain, in which he stated: "He belonged to Banu Salim bin Awf. Among the captives was Abu Wada'ah bin Subayrah al-Sahmi. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'He has a son in Makkah who is a shrewd, wealthy merchant; he will soon come for his father's ransom.' Meanwhile Quraysh had said: 'Do not be hasty in ransoming your captives, otherwise Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions will deal harshly and unfairly with you.' Al-Muttalib bin Abi Wada'ah said: 'You are right; do just that.' Then he slipped away at night, came to Madinah, ransomed his father for four thousand dirhams and took him away. Then Mikraz bin Hafs bin al-Akhyaf came for the ransom of Suhayl bin Amr, who had been taken captive by Sayyiduna Malik bin al-Dukhshum (may Allah be pleased with him) of Banu Malik bin Awf."
Ahmad recorded it in this abridged form; part of it is mursal, and the narrators of the part that is not mursal are thiqat (trustworthy).