We asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ three things, but he did not grant us any concession. We said, "Our land is a cold land," and asked him to grant us a concession regarding purification, but he did not grant it to us. We asked him to grant us a concession regarding the gourd vessel, but he did not grant us even a moment's concession in that. And we asked him to return Abu Bakra to us, but he refused, saying, "He is freed by Allah and freed by His Messenger."Abu Bakra had gone out to the Prophet ﷺ when he was besieging Taif, and embraced Islam.
سألنا رسول الله ﷺ ثلاثا فلم يرخص لنا، فقلنا: إن أرضنا أرض باردة، فسألناه أن يرخص لنا في الطهور، فلم يرخص لنا، وسألناه أن يرخص لنا في الدباء، فلم يرخص لنا فيه ساعة، وسألناه أن يرد إلينا أبا بكرة فأبى، وقال: هو طليق الله وطليق رسوله. وكان أبو بكرة خرج إلى النبي ﷺ حين حاصر الطائف فأسلم.