Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 10685 — The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was not helped

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was not helped in any battle as he was helped at Uhud. This statement of his was objected to, so Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Between me and whoever objects is the Book of Allah (as judge). Allah Almighty says: "And Allah had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing them by His permission" [Surah Al Imran: 152]. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: And "hass" means killing. "Until, when you lost courage" up to: "And He has certainly pardoned you, and Allah is the Possessor of bounty for the believers" [Surah Al Imran: 152]; and by this the archers were meant. The reason is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had stationed them at a lookout post and said: "Guard our backs. If you see us being killed, do not come to help us, and if you see that we have gained the spoils, do not join us in them." When Allah Almighty granted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the spoils and made the camp of the polytheists lawful for him ((peace and blessings be upon him)), all the archers withdrew and entered the camp to plunder the spoils, while the ranks of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were joined like this (and the narrator interlaced the fingers of his right and left hands). When the archers vacated the place where they had been stationed, the cavalry came at the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from that very place, and they struck at one another, and many of the Muslims were martyred. Yet at the start of the day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his ((peace and blessings be upon him)) Companions had struck down seven or nine of the standard-bearers of the polytheists. Then the Muslims wheeled round towards the cavalry, but they did not reach the cave that people (later) speak of; rather, they were below al-Mihras (a water basin). And Satan cried out: Muhammad has been killed! We did not doubt in the least that it was true. (The narrator) said: And we remained like that, certain that it was true and that he ((peace and blessings be upon him)) had been martyred, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared between the two mountain paths, and I recognised him ((peace and blessings be upon him)) by his ((peace and blessings be upon him)) gait. (The narrator) said: We were so happy that it was as if nothing had befallen us. (The narrator) said: Then he ((peace and blessings be upon him)) climbed towards us, saying: "The wrath of Allah has grown severe upon a people who bloodied the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." (The narrator) said: And once he also said: "O Allah, they have no right to prevail over us until they reach us." Then he stayed a while, and suddenly Abu Sufyan was shouting from the foot of the mountain: Exalted be Hubal (meaning, naming his gods)! Where is Ibn Abi Kabshah? Where is Ibn Abi Quhafah? Where is Ibn al-Khattab? (The narrator) said: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I not answer him? He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "Yes, (answer him)." (The narrator) said: When he said: Exalted be Hubal, Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah is the Most High and the Most Majestic. (The narrator) said: Abu Sufyan said: O Ibn al-Khattab, you have done a favour. Then he repeated the same thing: Where is Ibn Abi Kabshah? Where is Ibn Abi Quhafah? Where is Ibn al-Khattab? Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Here is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), here is Abu Bakr, and this is I, Umar. Abu Sufyan said: A day for the day of Badr! Days take turns, and war is like buckets drawn in turn. (The narrator) said: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Not equal: our slain are in Paradise and your slain are in Hellfire. He said: That is what you claim; then indeed we have failed and lost. Then Abu Sufyan said: Listen! You will find mutilation (cutting of limbs) among your slain, and this did not happen by the decision of our leaders. Then the zeal of the Jahiliyyah overtook him and he said: Yes, even if it did happen, we do not dislike it.