[Machine] On the day of the Battle of Badr, the Prophet asked, "What do you think of these prisoners?" Abu Bakr replied, "O Prophet of Allah, they are cousins, families, and brethren, but we take ransom from them to gain strength against the polytheists. It is possible that Allah may guide them to Islam and they may become our supporters." The Prophet asked, "What do you think, O Ibn Al-Khattab?" I replied, "O Prophet of Allah, I don't see what Abu Bakr sees, but they are the leaders of disbelief and their forelocks should be brought near and struck." The Messenger of Allah favored what Abu Bakr had said and did not show interest in what I had said, nor did he accept ransom from them. When it was morning, I went to the Messenger of Allah and found him and Abu Bakr sitting together and weeping. I said, "O Prophet of Allah, tell me why you and your companion are weeping. If I find reason to cry, I will cry; otherwise, I will pretend to cry." The Prophet said, "What was presented to me by your companions was an offer of ransom from you that is less than this tree and a nearby tree at that time." Then, Allah sent down the revelation: "It is not for a Prophet to have prisoners of war until he has made a great slaughter in the land. You desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise." [Quran 8:67]
لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ قَالَ مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسْرَى؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ بَنُو الْعَمِّ وَالْعَشِيرَةُ وَالْإِخْوَانُ غَيْرَ أَنَّا نَأْخُذُ مِنْهُمُ الْفِدَاءَ لِيَكُونَ لَنَا قُوَّةً عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَعَسَى اللهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَيَكُونُوا لَنَا عَضُدًا قَالَ فَمَاذَا تَرَى يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا أَرَى الَّذِي رَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَئِمَّةُ الْكُفْرِ وَصَنَادِيدُهُمْ فَقَرِّبْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ قَالَ فَهَوَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَلَمْ يَهْوَ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمُ الْفِدَاءَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِذَا هُوَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ قَاعِدَانِ يَبْكِيَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مِنْ أِيِّ شَيْءٍ تَبْكِي أَنْتَ وَصَاحِبُكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ بُكَاءً بَكَيْتُ وَإِلَّا تَبَاكَيْتُ لِبُكَائِكُمَا قَالَ الَّذِي عَرَضَ عَلَيَّ أَصْحَابُكَ لَقَدْ عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ عَذَابُكُمْ أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ وَشَجَرَةٌ قَرِيبَةٌ حِينَئِذٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ} [الأنفال 67]