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"Indeed, he is not your mother's son!" Thereupon, Khalid felt ashamed and agreed to
pay the amount. However, before the final agreement was reached, Abdullah was
advised that he should also ask for their deceased father's coat of armor and weapons.
When Khalid learned of this, he expressed yet again his reluctance to part with his
father's possessions, but Hisham persuaded him to part with them and so the armor and
weapons were brought from Mecca so they could not longer be used against the
Muslims.
The ransom was now paid in full and the three brothers left for Mecca. They had traveled
for quite a while when they felt the need to rest. As the brothers took their rest, Waleed
slipped away and returned to Medina where he went directly to the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) and embraced Islam. When his brothers awoke, they searched for
Waleed, then decided to follow his tracks which led them back to Medina.
Upon reaching the City they searched for their brother and upon finding him, Khalid who
was extremely angry, demanded to know why he had let them pay the ransom and
surrender their father's armor when all the time he intended to convert to Islam and stay
with the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) in Medina. Waleed's answer was direct, he
told them that he had no wish for people to think that he had converted in order not to
pay the amount. However, before the final agreement was reached, Abdullah was
advised that he should also ask for their deceased father's coat of armor and weapons.
When Khalid learned of this, he expressed yet again his reluctance to part with his
father's possessions, but Hisham persuaded him to part with them and so the armor and
weapons were brought from Mecca so they could not longer be used against the
Muslims.
The ransom was now paid in full and the three brothers left for Mecca. They had traveled
for quite a while when they felt the need to rest. As the brothers took their rest, Waleed
slipped away and returned to Medina where he went directly to the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) and embraced Islam. When his brothers awoke, they searched for
Waleed, then decided to follow his tracks which led them back to Medina.
Upon reaching the City they searched for their brother and upon finding him, Khalid who
was extremely angry, demanded to know why he had let them pay the ransom and
surrender their father's armor when all the time he intended to convert to Islam and stay
with the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) in Medina. Waleed's answer was direct, he
told them that he had no wish for people to think that he had converted in order not to