Abdullah bin Masud reported,

On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What do you say about these captives?"Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah, they are your people and your kin. Spare them and be patient with them. Perhaps Allah will grant them repentance."Umar said, "Messenger of Allah, they drove you out and called you a liar. Bring them forward and strike their necks."Abdullah bin Rawaha said, "Messenger of Allah, look for a valley with plenty of firewood, drive them into it, then set it ablaze over them."At that Abbas said, "You have severed your ties of kinship."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went inside without giving them any answer. Some people said, "He will take Abu Bakr's view." Others said, "He will take Umar's view." Others said, "He will take Abdullah bin Rawaha's view."Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to them and said, "Allah softens the hearts of some men until they are softer than milk, and Allah hardens the hearts of some men until they are harder than stone. Your likeness, Abu Bakr, is the likeness of Ibrahim , who said, 'Whoever follows me is of me, and whoever disobeys me, then You are Forgiving and Merciful' [Ibrahim 14:36]. And your likeness, Abu Bakr, is the likeness of Isa, who said, 'If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, You are the Mighty, the Wise' [Maidah 5:118]. And your likeness, Umar, is the likeness of Nuh, who said, 'My Lord, leave not upon the earth a single one of the disbelievers' [Nuh 71:26]. And your likeness, Umar, is the likeness of Musa, who said, 'My Lord, harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment' [Yunus 10:88]. You are in need, so let none of them get away except by ransom or a stroke of the neck."Abdullah said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, except Suhayl bin Bayda, for I have heard him speak of Islam.'" He fell silent. Abdullah said, "I have never known a day when I feared more that stones would fall on me from the sky than that day, until he said, 'Except Suhayl bin Bayda.'"Then Allah revealed, "It is not for a prophet to have captives until he has thoroughly subdued the land. You desire the goods of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty and Wise," up to His words, "Had it not been for a decree from Allah that preceded, a terrible punishment would have afflicted you for what you took" [Anfal 8:67–68].Another version says, "Except Suhayl bin Bayda," and regarding Abu Bakr's words it says that Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah, they are your kindred, your origin, and your people. Pardon them, and perhaps Allah will rescue them from the Fire through you." And that Abdullah bin Rawaha said, "Messenger of Allah, you are in a valley with plenty of firewood, so set it ablaze and then throw them into it," whereupon Abbas said, "May Allah sever your ties of kinship." Except that this version says Abdullah bin Jahsh stood up and said, "Messenger of Allah, they are the enemies of Allah. They called you a liar, harmed you, drove you out, and fought against you, and you are in a valley with plenty of firewood. So gather much firewood for them, then set it ablaze over them." And it says Sahl bin Bayda.

حدثناه حسين يعني ابن محمد حدثنا جرير يعني ابن حازم عن الأعمش فذكر نحوه إلا أنه قال فقام عبد الله بن جحش فقال يا رسول الله أعداء الله كذبوك وآذوك وأخرجوك وقاتلوك وأنت بواد كثير الحطب فاجمع لهم حطبا كثيرا ثم أضرمه عليهم وقال سهل ابن بيضاء