Abū Surad, Zuhayr ibn Jarwal—who was the chief of his clan—recounted:
“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took us captive on the Day of Ḥunayn and was separating the men from the women, I stayed behind until I was able to sit before him. I then recited poetry to remind him of his childhood among the Hawāzin, who had nursed him:
Grant us your kindness, Messenger of Allah, out of your noble grace;
for you are the one in whom we hope and on whom we rely.
Show mercy to a clan whom destiny has hampered,
whose unity the turns of time have torn apart.
Time has left behind a wail of grief for us,
and gloom and sorrow press upon their hearts.
Unless your bounty comes quickly to revive them—
O man of matchless forbearance when put to the test!
Be gracious to the women who once suckled you,
when your mouth was filled with pearls of their pure milk.
Show kindness to those same women who once nourished you,
for all you did and left undone was becoming and fair.
Do not leave us like one whose ostrich has flown away;
spare some of us, for we are a people of noble stock.
We surely give thanks for blessings, even when forgotten by others,
and we shall store up our gratitude long after this day.
So clothe with pardon those women who once nursed you—
for pardon is a virtue universally acclaimed.
We look to you for a mercy you will extend to all creation,
as you forgive while remaining victorious.
Therefore pardon us—may Allah pardon what you fear—
on the Day of Resurrection, when triumph shall be brought to you.”
He then said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, ‘As for what belongs to me and to the sons of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, it is for Allah and for you.’
Quraysh responded, ‘Whatever is ours is for Allah and His Messenger,’ and the Anṣār likewise said, ‘Whatever is ours is for Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.’"