حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَفَرَرْتُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ فَقَالَ لا وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّی رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم وَلَکِنْ وَلَّی سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ تَلَقَّتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم عَلَی بَغْلَتِهِ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَرَسُولُ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لا کَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ
شمائل المحمدية / شمائل ترمزی · Hadith 231
Baraa ibn Aazib radiyallahu anhu was once asked, “You all deserted Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam and ran away in the Battle of Hunayn?” He replied, “No, Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam did not turn away, except a few people in the army who were in a hurry (many of whom were from the tribe of Sulaym and a few newly converted youth of Makkah) turned away when the people of the tribe of Hawaazin began to shower arrows. Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam (with whom there naturally were the great Sahaabah radiyallahu anhum) was riding a mule Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Haarith ibn Abdul Muttalib radiyallahu anhu was leading it by its reins. Sayyidina Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam was reciting the following couplet:“Verily, without doubt I am a Prophet. I am from the children (grandsons) of Abdul Muttalib”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020