It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed. Someone asked him: O Messenger of Allah! What made you laugh? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Some people will be brought towards Paradise in chains.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of digging the trench. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a pickaxe and began to dig with it. Suddenly, a rock appeared in front. At that moment, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What made you laugh? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: I laughed because of those people who will be brought in chains from the East and will be led towards Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Banu Thaqif were allies of Banu Uqayl. Banu Thaqif captured two companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) captured a man from Banu Uqayl. Along with him, a she-camel named ‘Adhba was also captured. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to this prisoner, while he was bound in chains, he said: O Muhammad! O Muhammad! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What is your matter? He said: Why have you captured me, and why have you taken this she-camel, which used to go ahead of the pilgrims’ caravan? He considered this capture to be a great matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have captured you because of the crime of your allies, Banu Thaqif. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him, but he again said: O Muhammad! O Muhammad! Since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was merciful and gentle, he came to him and asked: What has happened to you? He said: I have become a Muslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you had said this at a time when you were the master and free in your affair, you would have been completely successful. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went away. He again called out: O Muhammad! O Muhammad! So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and asked: What has happened to you? He said: I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, give me water to drink. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This need of yours will be fulfilled right now. Two men were taken in ransom for this prisoner.

Narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the captives of Banu Mustaliq, Juwayriya bint al-Harith came into the share of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) or his cousin, and then she made a contract of manumission (mukataba) with him. She was a very beautiful woman; whoever saw her would be attracted to her. So she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek help from him regarding her contract of manumission. By Allah! When I (Aisha) saw her at the door of my chamber, I disliked her coming and I knew that what I was seeing, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would also notice. So when she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I am Juwayriya bint al-Harith bin Abi Dhirar, my father is the chief of his people and I have fallen into a trial whose matter is not hidden from you. I have come into the share of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) or his cousin, and I have made a contract of manumission with him. Now I have come to you so that you may help me with my contract. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell me, would you like something better than that? She said: Yes, what is that, O Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will pay the price of your contract and marry you. She said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, I have done so. Meanwhile, the news reached the people that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had married Sayyida Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her). The people said: Banu Mustaliq have become the in-laws of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Because of this, they freed the slaves and slave-girls who were in their hands. Due to the marriage of Sayyida Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her), a hundred families of Banu Mustaliq were set free. I do not know of any woman who proved to be a greater blessing for her people than Sayyida Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was reclining with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) after being wounded, and with them were also sitting Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Sa’id bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them both). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: All of you should know that I have not given any opinion regarding Kalalah, I have not appointed anyone as Khalifa after me, and the Arab prisoners who are in my possession and die during my lifetime, they are freed for the sake of Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me, Sayyiduna Zubair, and Sayyiduna Miqdad, and said: Go, until you reach the garden of Khakh, there will be a traveling woman with a letter, take that letter from her. So we set out, our horses galloping, until we reached that garden, and indeed there was a woman present. We said to her: Hand over the letter. She said: I have no letter. We said: Hand over the letter, otherwise we will strip your clothes off. Hearing this, she took the letter out from her hair braid. We took it and reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). In that letter, the following was written: This letter is from Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah to the polytheists of Makkah, ... He was informing them of some matters of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Hatib! What is this? He said: Do not be hasty with me (I will explain in detail). The matter is that I was connected to the Quraysh due to a pact, and I was not one of them. The emigrants who are with you have relatives among the Quraysh, because of which they protect their relatives in Makkah. When I saw that I had no lineage connection with the Quraysh, I thought that if I did them a favor, they would also protect my relatives (that is why I did this), nor did I do this act out of disbelief, nor by turning away from my religion, nor by preferring disbelief after Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the truth is that this man has spoken the truth to you. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allow me, I will strike the neck of this hypocrite. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He was present at Badr, and you do not know that Allah Almighty looked upon the people of Badr and said: Do whatever you wish from today onwards, I have forgiven you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at a certain place. Meanwhile, a spy from the polytheists arrived while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions were eating their midday meal. The companions invited him towards the food. When he finished eating, he mounted his ride and quickly started to return, as he wanted to alert his companions. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I ran after him, caught up with him, made his camel sit down, and struck his neck, killing him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me his belongings as spoils of war.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Furat bin Hayan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to be killed; he was a spy and ally of Abu Sufyan. Later, when he passed by a gathering of the Ansar, he said: "Indeed, I am a Muslim." When the Ansar informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he claims to be a Muslim, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, among you are some individuals whom we entrust to their faith; among them is Furat bin Hayan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that those slaves who became Muslim before their masters and reached the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would set them free. On the day of Ta’if, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) freed two such men.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, laid siege to the people of Ta’if. Two of their slaves came to him, and he, peace and blessings be upon him, set them free. One of them was Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him. Whenever a slave would come to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, having embraced Islam, he, peace and blessings be upon him, would set them free.