[Machine] For the Prophet ﷺ , Abu Al-As ibn Ar-Rabi' is either a close relative, then he is a cousin, or a distant relative, then he is a relative by marriage. Indeed, I have paid him a debt, so the Prophet ﷺ grants him permission. It is also said that Zainab said to the Prophet ﷺ while he was being sent...
لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ إِنْ قَرُبَ فَابْنُ عَمٍّ وَإِنْ بَعُدَ فَأَبُو وَلَدٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُهُ فَأَجَازَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقِيلَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ ؓ قَالَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُرْسَلٌ