حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ لَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا حَاصَرَ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ قَالَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَكَأَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ اغْدُوا فَغَدَوْا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاحٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَسُرَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4588
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (PBUH) besieged the people of al-Taa'if, hut he did not attain any victory over them. He said: "We will go back (to Madinah) Allah wills.' it was as if the Muslims objected to that he said' "We will attack in the So they attacked in the morning and some of them were wounded. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)said " We will go back (to Malinah) tomorrow, if Allah wills." The Muslims were happy and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) smiled.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020