Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39451 — The great Battle of Badr, how it came

It is narrated from Yahya bin Abdullah that the captives of Badr were brought. At that time Sayyidah Sawdah bint Zam'ah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was with the family of Afra, with the women mourning Awf and Mu'awwidh, the sons of Afra. This was before the command of hijab came down upon the women. Sayyidah Sawdah said: The captives were brought, so I came to my home, and all at once I saw Suhayl bin Amr in the corner of the room, with both his hands bound to his neck. When I saw him, I lost control of myself and said: "Abu Yazid, you have handed yourselves over with your own hands. Why did you people not die an honourable death?" Sayyidah Sawdah said: By Allah, nothing alerted me except the voice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) coming from the house: "O Sawdah, against Allah and His Messenger?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), by Allah, when I saw Abu Yazid I lost control of myself, and I said what I said."