English translation
[4612] 76 - (1775) It was narrated that Ibn Shihâb said: Kathîr bin 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib said: 'Abbâs said: I was present with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on the day of (of the battle of) Hunain. Abû Sufyân bin Al-Hârith bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib and I stayed close to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and did not leave him. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was riding a white mule of his, that had been given to him by Farwah bin Nufâṭah Al-Judhâmi. When the Muslims and the Kuffâr met, the Muslims turned and fled, but the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ spurred his mule towards the Kuffâr. 'Abbâs said: I was holding on to the reins of the mule of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, checking it so that it did not go too fast, and Abû Sufyân was holding on to the stirrup of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "O 'Abbâs, call the people of Al-Samurah."[1] 'Abbâs - who was a man with a loud voice - said: I said at the top of my voice: Where are the people of Al-Samurah? He said: By Allâh, when they heard
my voice, they came back like cows coming back to their calves, saying: "Here we are, here we are!" They fought with the Kuffâr, then the call went out to the Anṣâr: O Anṣâr, O Anṣâr! And the last to be called were Banû Al-Hârith bin Al-Khazraj. They said: O Banû Al-Hârith bin Al-Khazraj, O Banû Al-Hârith bin Al-Khazraj! The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, seated on his mule, craned his neck to watch the fighting, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Now the battle is raging." Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ took some pebbles and flung them at the faces of the Kuffâr, then he said: "They are defeated, by the Lord of Muhammad ﷺ!" Then I went and looked, and saw that the fighting was as it had been before. He said: By Allâh, all he did was throw some pebbles at them. Then their force was spent and they began to retreat.
Arabic text
76 - (1775) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ: شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ، فَلَزِمْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ نُفَارِقْهُ، وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ لَهُ بَيْضَاءَ أَهْدَاهَا لَهُ فَرْوَةُ بْنُ نُفَاثَةَ الْجُذَامِيُّ، فَلَمَّا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْكُفَّارُ وَلَّى الْمُسْلِمُونَ مُدْبِرِينَ، فَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْكُضُ بَغْلَتَهُ قِبَلَ الْكُفَّارِ، قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ: وَأَنَا آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِ بَغْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكُفُّهَا إِرَادَةَ أَنْ لَا تُسْرِعَ، وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ آخِذٌ بِرِكَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيْ عَبَّاسُ، نَادِ أَصْحَابَ السَّمُرَةِ»، فَقَالَ عَبَّاسٌ: وَكَانَ رَجُلًا صَيِّتًا، فَقُلْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِي: أَيْنَ أَصْحَابُ السَّمُرَةِ؟ قَالَ: فَوَاللهِ، لَكَأَنَّ عَطْفَتَهُمْ حِينَ سَمِعُوا صَوْتِي عَطْفَةُ الْبَقَرِ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا، فَقَالُوا: يَا لَبَّيْكَ، يَا لَبَّيْكَ، قَالَ: فَاقْتَتَلُوا وَالْكُفَّارَ، وَالدَّعْوَةُ فِي الْأَنْصَارِ يَقُولُونَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ، يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قُصِرَتِ الدَّعْوَةُ عَلَى بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ، فَقَالُوا: يَا بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ، يَا بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ، فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ كَالْمُتَطَاوِلِ عَلَيْهَا إِلَى قِتَالِهِمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «هَذَا حِينَ حَمِيَ الْوَطِيسُ» قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَصَيَاتٍ فَرَمَى بِهِنَّ وُجُوهَ الْكُفَّارِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «انْهَزَمُوا وَرَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ» قَالَ: فَذَهَبْتُ أَنْظُرُ فَإِذَا الْقِتَالُ عَلَى هَيْئَتِهِ فِيمَا أَرَى، قَالَ: فَوَاللهِ، مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ رَمَاهُمْ بِحَصَيَاتِهِ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَرَى حَدَّهُمْ كَلِيلًا، وَأَمْرَهُمْ مُدْبِرًا
