Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10264

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of the Battle of Hunayn, a young man of ours from the Ansar said: "Today we will not be overcome because of small numbers." Then it happened that when we faced the enemy, we were routed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding his mule; Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) was holding its reins, and the Prophet's uncle, Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), was holding its stirrup. We were in a valley whose ground was soft, and dust rose up so that none of us could see his own palm. Meanwhile someone was sensed approaching, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stop! Who are you?" He replied: "I am Abu Bakr; may my father and mother be sacrificed for you." He had more than ten wounds on his body. Then another person appeared approaching, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stop! Who are you?" He said: "I am Umar bin al-Khattab; may my father and mother be sacrificed for you." He too had more than ten wounds on his body. Then a person appeared approaching who had more than twenty wounds on his body. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who are you?" He said: "I am Uthman bin Affan; may my father and mother be sacrificed for you." Then another person was sensed approaching who had more than ten wounds on his body. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stop! Who are you?" He said: "I am Ali bin Abi Talib; may my father and mother be sacrificed for you." Then the people came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is there no man with a loud voice who will go and call out among the people?" So a man went and shouted. As soon as his voice reached the people's ears, they came back. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) charged, and the Muslims charged with him, and the polytheists were routed. Durayd bin al-Simmah withdrew onto a small hill, or a mound, with about six hundred men. One of his companions said to him: "By Allah, I see a detachment approaching." Durayd said: "Describe them to me." They said: "Their marks are such-and-such, and their appearance is such-and-such." He said: "There is no harm for you; this is Quda'ah going after the enemy." They said: "By Allah, we see a rough detachment approaching." He said: "Describe them to me." They said: "Their marks are such-and-such, and their appearance is such-and-such." He said: "There is no harm for you; these are Sulaym." Then they said: "We see a horseman approaching." He said: "Woe to you! Is he alone?" They said: "He is alone." He said: "Describe him to me." They said: "He has a black turban wrapped around his head." Durayd said: "By Allah, that is al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam, and by Allah, he will kill you and drive you out of this place of yours." The narrator says: Then al-Zubayr turned toward them and said: "Why are these people here?" He went on, together with those who followed him, and killed three hundred there, and he cut off the head of Durayd bin al-Simmah and placed it in front of himself.
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Ali bin Asim bin Suhayb, who is da'if (weak) because of his many mistakes and his persistence in them, though he has been declared trustworthy. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).