Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4616

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَنَابٍ الْمِصِّيصِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّاءَ عَنْ أَبِى إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ فَقَالَ أَكُنْتُمْ وَلَّيْتُمْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى نَبِىِّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا وَلَّى وَلَكِنَّهُ انْطَلَقَ أَخِفَّاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَحُسَّرٌ إِلَى هَذَا الْحَىِّ مِنْ هَوَازِنَ وَهُمْ قَوْمٌ رُمَاةٌ فَرَمَوْهُمْ بِرِشْقٍ مِنْ نَبْلٍ كَأَنَّهَا رِجْلٌ مِنْ جَرَادٍ فَانْكَشَفُوا فَأَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ يَقُودُ بِهِ بَغْلَتَهُ فَنَزَلَ وَدَعَا وَاسْتَنْصَرَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « أَنَا النَّبِىُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ اللَّهُمَّ نَزِّلْ نَصْرَكَ ». قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ كُنَّا وَاللَّهِ إِذَا احْمَرَّ الْبَأْسُ نَتَّقِى بِهِ وَإِنَّ الشُّجَاعَ مِنَّا لَلَّذِى يُحَاذِى بِهِ. يَعْنِى النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated from Abu Ishaq that a man came to Al-Bara' and said: Did you run away on the day of (of the battle of) Hunain, O Abu 'Umarah? He said: I bear witness that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) did not retreat, but some hasty and ill-prepared young men went out and met this tribe of Hawazin, who were archers. They shot a volley of arrows at them and did not miss, and the people retreated. Then the people started coming to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was leading his mule, and he (s.a.w) dismounted and called upon Allah, seeking His help, and saying: "I am the Prophet and no doubt I am the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib. O Allah, send down Your help." Al-Bara' said: By Allah, when the battle grew fierce, we sought protection by his side, and the brave ones among us were those who managed to stand by his side.