Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِي عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَأُصِيبَتْ مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الْوَثَاقِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ بِمَ أَخَذْتَنِي بِمَ أَخَذْتَ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ إِعْظَامًا لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَخَذْتُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلَاحِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَنَادَاهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي وَظَمْآنُ فَاسْقِنِي قَالَ هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ قَالَ فَفُدِيَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ وَأُسِرَتْ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَ مَعَهَا الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتْ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْوَثَاقِ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتْ الْإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنْ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مُنَوَّقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذِرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ فَنَذَرَتْ إِنْ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتْ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا الْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي قَدْ نَذَرْتُ إِنْ أَنْجَاهَا اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَأَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا إِنْ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَنْجَاهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَا نَذْرَ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ.
English Translation
Ismail narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Abu al-Muhallab, from Imran ibn Husayn, who said: Thaqif were allies of Banu Uqayl. Thaqif captured two men from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) captured a man from Banu Uqayl, and al-Adba was taken with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to him while he was bound and said: 'O Muhammad! O Muhammad!' He said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'Why did you take me? Why did you take the fastest camel of the pilgrims?' — showing great indignation. He said: 'I took you for the crimes of your allies, Thaqif.' Then he turned away. The man called: 'O Muhammad! O Muhammad!' — and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was merciful and gentle — so he came to him and said: 'What is the matter?' He said: 'I am a Muslim.' He said: 'Had you said that when you were in control of your affair, you would have succeeded completely.' Then he turned away, and the man called: 'O Muhammad! O Muhammad!' He came to him and said: 'What is the matter?' He said: 'I am hungry, so feed me; I am thirsty, so give me drink.' He said: 'This is your need.' He was ransomed in exchange for the two men. A woman from the Ansar was captured and al-Adba was taken with her. The woman was bound, but one night she broke free. She came to the camels, and every time she approached one, it bellowed. She kept going until she reached al-Adba, which did not bellow — it was a well-trained camel. She sat on its back, urged it on, and set off. They noticed her and pursued her, but she outran them. She vowed that if Allah, Blessed and Exalted, saved her on it, she would slaughter it. When she arrived in Madinah, the people saw her and said: 'Al-Adba — the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)!' She said: 'I vowed that if Allah, Blessed and Exalted, saved me on it, I would slaughter it.' They came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and told him. He said: 'Glory be to Allah! What a terrible way to repay it — if Allah, Blessed and Exalted, saved her on it, she would slaughter it! There is no fulfillment of a vow made in disobedience to Allah, and no vow in what a servant does not own.'