Mukhtasar Muslim

Sayyiduna Abu Ishaq says that a man came to Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, “O Abu ‘Amarah (may Allah be pleased with him)! On the day of Hunayn, you ran away.” He replied, “I testify that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not turn his face away, but a few hasty and unarmed people went towards the tribe of Hawazin. They were archers and they showered arrows like a swarm of locusts, so these people moved away from the front, and the people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Abu Sufyan bin Harith was leading the mule of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from the mule, prayed, and sought help, and he was saying, ‘I am the Prophet, this is no lie. I am the son of Abdul Muttalib. O Allah! Send down Your help.’ Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) says, ‘By Allah, when the fierce fighting would take place, we would protect ourselves behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the bravest among us was the one who stood alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in battle.’”