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of the Prophet's daughter, Lady Zaynab, and his two cousins Nufail and Akil who
were also the nephews of Abbas were also taken captive.

As the darkness of night fell the companions settled themselves down to sleep,
however, the Prophet was unable to rest, the thought of his uncle being bound
bothered him so he sent word for him to be untied.

The companions had also succeeded in taking two of their most hostile enemies

-- Nadr, from the tribe of Abd Ad-Dar and Ukba, from the tribe of Shams captive.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, contemplated on whether to let
them live or not, for he knew that if they were to remain alive they would no doubt
continued their hostilities towards him and his followers. However, there was a
chance that the events of the battle had changed their hearts and caused them to
reflect and convert to Islam. With this in mind, the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, decided to observe their attitude and actions over the coming days
and then take whatever action was necessary. Meanwhile, the Prophet sent Zayd
and Abdullah on in advance to Medina with the great news of their victory.