Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili 117:205

Abu Bakr ibn Zanjuwayh narrated to us, Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar informed us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) conquered Khaybar, al-Hajjaj ibn 'Ilat said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have wealth in Mecca and I have family there, and I wish to go to them. Am I permitted if I speak ill of you or say something [against you]?" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) permitted him to say whatever he wished. He said: So he came to his wife when he arrived and said: "Gather what you have, for I want to buy from the spoils of Muhammad and his companions, for they have been defeated and their wealth has been seized." He said: That spread in Mecca, and it pained the Muslims, while the polytheists showed joy and happiness. The news reached al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and he collapsed in his gathering and was unable to stand. Ma'mar said: al-Jazari informed me, from Miqsam, who said: al-Abbas took a son of his named Qutham, who resembled the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he lay on his back and placed him on his chest, saying: "My beloved Qutham, who resembles the one with the prominent nose, the one who is manifest in blessings, despite the nose of those who refuse." Ma'mar said: Thabit said: Anas said: Then he sent a servant of his to al-Hajjaj ibn 'Ilat and said: "Woe to you, what have you brought and what are you saying? For what Allah has promised is better than what you have brought." Al-Hajjaj said to his servant: "Give Abu al-Fadl my greetings and tell him to clear some of his houses for me so I may come to him, for the news is what will please him." His servant came, and when he reached the door, he said: "Rejoice, O Abu al-Fadl!" Al-Abbas leaped up in joy until he kissed [the servant] between his eyes. He informed him of what al-Hajjaj had said, so he freed him. Then al-Hajjaj came and informed him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had conquered Khaybar, seized their wealth, that the shares of Allah had been distributed among their wealth, and that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had chosen Safiyyah bint Huyayy and taken her for himself, and gave her the choice between him freeing her and her being his wife, or her joining her family, and she chose that he free her and she be his wife. "But I came for what I had here; I wanted to gather it and take it with me, so I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for permission, and he permitted me to say whatever I wished. So keep it hidden from me for three days, then mention whatever you wish." He said: So his wife gathered what she had of jewelry and goods, and she gathered it and handed it to him, then he departed with it. When three days had passed, al-Abbas came to the wife of al-Hajjaj and said: "What did your husband do?" She informed him that he had left, and she said: "May Allah not cause you grief, O Abu al-Fadl, for what reached you was difficult for us." He said: "Indeed, may Allah not cause me grief. By the praise of Allah, it was nothing but what we loved. Al-Hajjaj has informed me that Allah conquered Khaybar for His Messenger, that the shares of Allah were distributed therein, and that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) chose Safiyyah for himself. So if you have a need for your husband, then join him." She said: "I think, by Allah, you are truthful." He said: "I am truthful, and the matter is as I have informed you." He said: Then he went until he came to the gatherings of Quraysh, and they were saying: "May nothing reach you but good, O Abu al-Fadl." He said: "Nothing has reached me but good, by the praise of Allah. Al-Hajjaj has informed me that Allah conquered Khaybar for His Messenger, that the shares of Allah were distributed therein, and that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) chose Safiyyah for himself. He had asked me to keep it hidden from him for three days, and he only came to take what was his and then leave." He said: So Allah returned the gloom that was upon the Muslims onto the polytheists, and those of the Muslims who had entered their houses in gloom came out until they reached al-Abbas, and Allah returned what was of gloom, rage, or disgrace onto the polytheists.