Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertook the campaign of the Conquest of Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Madinah in the month of Ramadan. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) a hundred camels, then a hundred, then a hundred. Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to me that Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me what he gave me while he was the most hated of all people to me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept giving to me until he (peace and blessings be upon him) became the most beloved of all people to me.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب قسم الصدقات / 13186