Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34804 — What they said on cowardice

Qays (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "On the day of the Battle of Mu'tah, nine swords broke in my hand; in the end I persevered with a broad Yemeni sword."