[Machine] The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, "What do you say about these prisoners?" Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, your people and your family are seeking their ransom and interceding for them, hoping that Allah may accept their repentance." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, they have expelled and rejected you. Bring them close and strike their necks." Abdullah ibn Rawaha said, "O Messenger of Allah, look, there is a valley filled with firewood, throw them into it and then set it on fire." Abbas said, "You have severed your ties of kinship, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered and did not respond to them. He said, "Some people take the opinion of Abu Bakr, some take the opinion of Umar, and some take the opinion of Abdullah ibn Rawaha." Then the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Verily, Allah softens the hearts of certain individuals until they become softer than milk, and He strengthens the hearts of others until they become harder than stone. And your example, O Abu Bakr, is like the example of Ibrahimﷺ who said, 'Whoever follows me is from me, and whoever disobeys me, indeed, You are Forgiving and Merciful.' And your example, O Abu Bakr, is like the example of 'Isa, who said, 'If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.' And your example, O Umar, is like the example of Nuh, who said, 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.' And your example, O Umar, is like the example of Musa, who said, 'My Lord, harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment.' You are a group, and none of them will escape except by redemption or by a severe blow to the neck." Abdullah said, "O Messenger of Allah, except for Suhail ibn Bayda, for I have heard him mentioning Islam." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fell silent. He said, "I have never been more afraid of stones falling from the sky than I am in this day, except for Suhail ibn Bayda." Allah Almighty then revealed, "It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land. Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise" [Quran 8:67] until His saying, "If it had not been for a decree from Allah which preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment" [Quran 8:68].  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسْرَى؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَوْمُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَأْنِ بِهِمْ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْرَجُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ قَرِّبْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ انْظُرْ وَادِيًا كَثِيرَ الْحَطَبِ فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ أَضْرِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًاقَالَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَطَعْتَ رَحِمَكَ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيَشُدُّ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ {مَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَمَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى قَالَ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِنُوحٍ قَالَ {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] وَإِنَّ مِثْلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسَى قَالَ رَبِّ {اشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} [يونس 88] أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ فَلَا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ قَالَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ قَالَ 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] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ} [الأنفال 68]  

[Machine] They said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "What do you say about these prisoners?" So Abd Allah bin Rawaha said, "Come into a valley with a lot of firewood, then set a fire and throw them into it." Al-Abbas said, "May Allah have mercy on you! O Messenger of Allah!" Umar said, "Their leaders and chiefs fought against you and denied you, so strike their necks." Abu Bakr said, "These are your relatives and people." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered to fulfill one of his needs, so a group of people said, "What did Umar say?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and said, "What do you say about them? Indeed, the example of these people is like the example of a group of brothers before them. (Allah) said, '[Noah said], 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.'" (Quran 26) And (Moses) said, 'Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts.' (Quran 10) And (Abraham) said, 'Then whoever follows me - he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.'" (Quran 14) And (Jesus) said, 'If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.'" (Quran 5) And you are a people who have a weakness, so no one among you will be spared except by a ransom or by a blow to the neck." Abd Allah said, "Except Suhail bin Bayda, as he should not be killed, and I have heard him speaking about Islam." So he kept silent. That day was the most fearful day for me, when I feared that stones would rain down on me from the sky, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Suhail bin Bayda."  

لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى» فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ ايْتِ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ فَأَضْرِمْ نَارًا ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهَا فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَطَعَ اللَّهُ رَحِمَكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ قَادَتُهُمْ وَرُءُسَاؤُهُمْ قَاتَلُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَشِيرَتُكَ وَقَوْمُكَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ؟ إِنَّ مَثَلَ هَؤُلَاءِ كَمَثَلِ إِخْوَةٍ لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ {قَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] وَقَالَ مُوسَى {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ} [يونس 88] الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ {فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [إبراهيم 36] وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ فِيكُمْ غِيلَةٌ فَلَا يَنْقَلِبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ بِضَرْبِ عُنُقٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُقْتَلُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَسَكَتَ فَمَا كَانَ يَوْمٌ أَخْوَفُ عِنْدِي أَنْ يُلْقَى عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ يَوْمِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the marketplace of Dhi Al-Majaz wearing a red robe, and he was saying, "O people, say there is no deity but Allah, and you will be successful." A man was following him, throwing stones at him, causing his back and heels to bleed, while saying, "O people, do not obey him, for he is a liar." I asked, "Who is this?" It was said, "He is the son of Abd Al-Muttalib." I then asked, "Who is the one who follows him and throws stones at him?" It was said, "He is Abd Al-Uzza, the father of Lahab." When Islam emerged, we left until we reached a place near Madinah, and we had with us a container of dates. While we were sitting, a man approached us wearing two white garments and greeted us, asking, "Where are the people coming from?" We said, "From Rabdah." He asked, "Do you sell this camel?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "For how much?" We replied, "For such and such amount of dates." He said, "I will take it." He took the camel and did not haggle with us. Then, he disappeared within the walls of Madinah, and we whispered to each other, wondering if he knew the value of our camel. The man with the container said, "Do not whisper among yourselves, for I saw the face of a man whom none of you could belittle. I have never seen anything resembling the moon on the night of a full moon as his face." Later that evening, a man approached us and greeted us, saying, "I am the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah, and he says, 'You may eat until you are satiated, and trade until you are content.'" We ate until we were full and traded until we were content. The next morning, we arrived at Madinah, and there stood the Messenger of Allah, delivering a sermon from the pulpit, saying, "The hand that gives is higher than the one that receives, and start with those you are responsible for, your mother and father, then your sister and brother, and then the closest ones." A man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are the sons of Tha'laba ibn Yarbua who killed so and so in the age of ignorance. Take our revenge from him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands up, and I saw the whiteness of his armpits as he said, "No, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child, no, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا» وَرَجُلٌ يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَقَدْ أَدْمَى عُرْقُوبَيْهِ وَكَعْبَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تُطِيعُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ هَذَا غُلَامُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ؟ قَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ الْعُزَّى أَبُو لَهَبٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ الْإِسْلَامُ خَرَجْنَا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا قَرِيبًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَنَا ظَعِينَةٌ لَنَا فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ قُعُودٌ إِذْ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ فَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ؟ قُلْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ قَالَ وَمَعَنَا جَمَلٌ قَالَ أَتَبِيعُونَ هَذَا الْجَمَلَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ بِكَمْ؟ قُلْنَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهُ وَلَمْ يَسْتَنْقِصْنَا قَالَ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهُ ثُمَّ تَوَارَى بِحِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَتَلَاوَمْنَا فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا فَقُلْنَا أَعْطَيْتُمْ جَمَلَكُمْ رَجُلًا لَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَتِ الظَّعِينَةُ لَا تَلَاوَمُوا فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَحْقِرَكُمْ * مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى تَشْبَعُوا وَتَكْتَالُوا حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفُوا» قَالَ فَأَكَلْنَا حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا وَاكْتَلْنَا حَتَّى اسْتَوْفَيْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَدُ الْمُعْطِي يَدُ الْعُلْيَا وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ أُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ ثُمَّ أَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاكَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا فُلَانًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَخُذْ لَنَا بِثَأْرِنَا مِنْهُ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What do you say about these captives?" Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, your people and your lineage are opposing them, and deeming them misguided. It is better for you to precede them and soften their hearts, so that perhaps Allah may repent upon them." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, they have denied you and expelled you. Proceed ahead of them and strike their necks." Abdullah ibn Rawaha said, "O Messenger of Allah, you are in a valley abundant with firewood. Ignite the valley upon them and throw them into it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent and did not respond to them. He then stood up and entered, and later said, "Some people take the opinion of Abu Bakr, while others take the opinion of Umar, and still others take the opinion of Abdullah ibn Rawaha." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then addressed them, saying, "Verily, Allah softens the hearts of men until they become softer than milk, and verily, Allah strengthens the hearts of men until they become harder than stone. The likeness of you, O Abu Bakr, is like the likeness of Ibrahim, who said, 'And whoever follows me - indeed, he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful' [Al-Ma'idah 118]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is like the likeness of Isa, who said, 'If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise' [Al-Ma'idah 118]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is the likeness of Musa, who said, 'Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment' [Yunus 88]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is like the likeness of Nuh, who said, 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant'" [Nuh 26]. You are weak, so no one from them should escape except through ransom or killing. Ibn Mas'ud said, "O Messenger of Allah, except for Suhail ibn Bayda, for I heard him mention Islam." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then remained silent, and I have never seen myself fearing stones falling from the sky upon me as I did on that day until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except for Suhail ibn Bayda." Allah revealed, "It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land" [Al-Anfal 67], until the end of the three verses.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَوْمُكَ وَأَصْلُكَ اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَتِبْهُمْ؛ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَذَّبُوكَ وَأَخْرَجُوكَ قَدِّمْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ فَأَضْرِمِ الْوَادِي عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهِ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيُشَدِّدُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ {وَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى قَالَ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ مَثَلُ مُوسَى قَالَ {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسَ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوَا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} [يونس 88] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوحٍ قَالَ {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ؛ فَلَا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ؛ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنِّي فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى} [الأنفال 67] إِلَى آخِرِ الثَّلَاثِ الْآيَاتِ  

"إِنَّ الله ﷻ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ من اللَّبَن ، وإِنَّ الله ﷻ لَيَشُدَّ قُلُوبَ رِجَال فيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهيمَ. قَال: {فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ } وَمَثَلُكَ يَا أَبا بَكْر كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى. قَال: {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ } وإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوح قَال: {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسى قَال: {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} " أَنتم عَالةٌ، فَلا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إلا بِفِدَاءٍ، أَوْ ضَربةِ عنق إلا سُهيل بن بَيضَاءَ".