Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 9719

Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The horsemen of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are: he said: The messengers of the Messenger of Allah came) while I was at Aqrab. They seized my paternal aunt and some other people. When they brought them to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they were made to stand in a row before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). My paternal aunt said: "O Messenger of Allah, the one who would come on my behalf is far away and the father is cut off, and I am a very old woman; I am of no use for service. Be gracious to me, may Allah be gracious to you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And who is the one who would come on your behalf?" The woman replied: "Adi bin Hatim." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who fled from Allah and His Messenger?" The woman said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gracious to me. The woman said: When he went back, there was a man by his side who she thought was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: "Ask him for a riding animal." The woman asked him, and he ordered it for her. After this the narrator mentioned the full hadith, which will come later in the Book of Campaigns, if Allah wills.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Abbad bin Hubaysh, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).