Chief of the Prophets — Page 212
Chapter Nine 212 can take them. ” Upon this, the Muhājirūn and Anṣār said, “O Messenger of Allah: Our portion is the portion of the Messenger of Allah. They freed all the prisoners of Banū Hawāzin. In this way, 6,000 prisoners were freed in a short time. Among the captives was Muḥammad’s foster-sister Shīmā’. When she identified herself, at first Muḥammad sa did not recognize her. But when she recalled some past incidents, he recognized her, and spread his mantle for her and seated her there with great respect and honour. He said that if she would go to Madīnah with him, he would keep her with great respect, and if she wanted to go back to her people, she was free to do that. Shīmā’ liked the second option. Muḥammad sa bade her well after giving her a handsome amount of money, provisions, a slave girl, and a slave boy. Objection of the Anṣār Youth After the distribution of the spoils of war, Muḥammad sa gave generous gifts to some chieftains of the Quraish to win their hearts. A few youths of the Anṣār started to grumble among themselves that their swords have not even dried up from the blood, yet Muḥammad sa distributed the spoils among the Makkan people and his relatives among the Quraish. 1 When Muḥammad sa found out about this, he gathered the Anṣār and questioned them about it. The sensible and the senior Anṣār said: 1 Bukhārī (Account of the Ghazwah of Ṭā’if).