The Expedition of Shujaʿ ibn Wahb al-Asadi
Al-Waqidi relates: Ibn Abi Sabrah told me, on the authority of Ishaq ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Furwah, from ʿUmar ibn al-Hakam, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched Shujaʿ ibn Wahb with twenty-four men against a contingent from Hawazin, instructing him to raid them. They travelled by night and lay low by day until, at dawn, they struck while the enemy was unprepared. They captured camels and sheep and drove the booty back to Medina. Each man’s share amounted to fifteen camels, and in the division a camel was taken as the equivalent of a share of sheep. The detachment was away for fifteen nights.

Ibn Abi Sabrah continues: I reported this to Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr ibn ʿUthman, who said, “That account is false. During that raid they also captured women who were present, including a comely young girl. They brought them to Medina, and later their people came as Muslims and appealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning the captives. The Prophet ﷺ then spoke with Shujaʿ and his companions about returning them, and they did so.”

Ibn Abi Sabrah adds: I informed an elder from the Ansar of this, and he said, “As for the attractive girl, Shujaʿ bought her for a price and had relations with her. When the delegation arrived, he offered her the choice, and she chose Shujaʿ. He was killed on the day of al-Yamama while she was still with him.”

The Najd Expedition
Nafiʿ reports from Ibn ʿUmar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched a detachment toward Najd while I was—