It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the people of Makkah and informed them that (the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was about to attack Makkah). But Allah Almighty informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the woman who was carrying this letter towards Makkah. He sent some companions after her, and the letter was recovered from her hair. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Hatib! Did you really do this?”He replied,“Yes, O Messenger of Allah, I did this not out of deceit or hypocrisy, but I was certain that Allah Almighty would surely grant victory to His Messenger and grant him success. The real matter is that I had come from outside and settled in Makkah. My mother was residing among them. In this way, I wanted to do a favor to the people of Makkah.”Upon hearing this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Should I not strike off his head?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Would you kill a participant of Badr? Do you not know that Allah Almighty looked upon the people of Badr and said: Now do whatever you wish.”