Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the beginning, Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) was a slave. Islam had entered our house and I and Umm al-Fadl had accepted Islam. Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) had also accepted Islam but he kept it hidden out of fear of his people. Abu Lahab, the enemy of Allah, could not participate in the Battle of Badr and he sent As bin Hisham in his place, because it was customary among the people that if a man could not participate in the battle, he would send another man in his stead. Then, when the good news of the victory at Badr reached us, Allah humiliated and disgraced Abu Lahab and we felt strength within ourselves. Then he mentioned the complete hadith.

The continuation of the previous hadith is mentioned in Yaqub’s book in a mursal form as follows: Among the captives of the Battle of Badr was a man named Abu Wada’ah bin Sabirah Sahmi. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he has a son in Makkah who is very clever, a trader, and wealthy. Soon you will see that he will come to me to pay the ransom for his father. At that time, the Quraysh had announced that they should not be hasty in paying the ransom for their captives, so that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions would not be able to keep them away from you. Abu Wada’ah’s son, Mutalib, also said that you are right, do so. But when night fell, he quietly slipped out of Makkah and reached Madinah, and for four thousand dirhams, he ransomed his father and set out with him. Similarly, Makraz bin Hafs also came with the ransom for Suhail bin Amr. He was the same one who had been captured by Hazrat Malik bin Dakhsh (may Allah be pleased with him), who belonged to Banu Malik bin Auf.