Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3084
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ وَجِيءَ بِالأُسَارَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلاَءِ الأُسَارَى " . فَذَكَرَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَنْفَلِتَنَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبِ عُنُقٍ " . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الإِسْلاَمَ . قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَىَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنِّي فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِلاَّ سُهَيْلَ ابْنَ بَيْضَاءَ " . قَالَ وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ : ( مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الأَرْضِ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَاتِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ أَبِيهِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud reported: ‘On the day of Badr, when the captives were brought, the Messenger of Allah asked, “What do you say about these captives?” The report then mentions an account and continues: the Messenger of Allah said, “None of them is to be released except for ransom or execution.” I said, “Messenger of Allah, except for Suhayl ibn Bayda’, for I have heard him speak of Islam.” The Messenger of Allah remained silent. I had never feared stones falling from the sky upon me more than I did that day—until the Messenger of Allah said, “Except for Suhayl ibn Bayda’.”’ The Qur’an was then revealed in accordance with ‘Umar’s view: “It is not for a prophet to have captives until he has thoroughly subdued the land…” to the end of the verses (Qur’an 8:67–69). Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan and noted that Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abd Allah did not hear from his father.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The chain is disconnected because Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abd Allah did not hear from his father, as Abu ‘Isa states.
The Arabic source itself omits the intervening story after saying that it was mentioned; this translation preserves that gap.