Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If Mut'im bin Adi were alive and then spoke to me about these foul people, or about these captives, I would have released them," meaning the captives of Badr.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الجيم / 1492