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Jubair said later that it was then that the light of belief was sown in his heart. However,
he put it to one side for the time being, as the grief he felt for his beloved
uncle
Tu’aymah, killed by Hamza during Badr consumed him for there was, in his opinion, a
matter of honor to be settled.
The Ransom of Waleed
Waleed, the chieftain of the Makhzum had been killed on the battlefield and his youngest
son, also by the same name, had been taken captive and given to Abdullah, Jahsh's son
and some of the other companions for ransom.
Waleed had two other brothers, one full blood and the other half, both of whom had
made their journey to Medina to pay for his release. When his half brother, Khalid
learned that Abdullah would accept no less than four thousand dirhams, he was
unwilling to pay such a large amount. Hisham, his full blood brother rebuked him, saying,
Jubair said later that it was then that the light of belief was sown in his heart. However,
he put it to one side for the time being, as the grief he felt for his beloved
uncle
Tu’aymah, killed by Hamza during Badr consumed him for there was, in his opinion, a
matter of honor to be settled.
The Ransom of Waleed
Waleed, the chieftain of the Makhzum had been killed on the battlefield and his youngest
son, also by the same name, had been taken captive and given to Abdullah, Jahsh's son
and some of the other companions for ransom.
Waleed had two other brothers, one full blood and the other half, both of whom had
made their journey to Medina to pay for his release. When his half brother, Khalid
learned that Abdullah would accept no less than four thousand dirhams, he was
unwilling to pay such a large amount. Hisham, his full blood brother rebuked him, saying,