Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39464 — The great Battle of Badr, how it came

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Dhu al-Jawshan (may Allah be pleased with him): I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished with the people of Badr, bringing a foal of a horse of mine, whose name was al-Qarha. I said: "O Muhammad, I have brought you this foal of al-Qarha so that you may take it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have no need of it. If in exchange for it you want to take from me a choice coat of mail from the coats of mail of Badr, then I can take it." I said: "I will not take anything from you today in exchange for this horse. I have no need of it." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Dhu al-Jawshan, will you not accept Islam, so that you may be among the first of this matter (the religion)?" I replied: "No." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why?" I said: "I see that your people are bent on pursuing you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What news has reached you about their slain (dead)?" I said: "It has certainly reached me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then when will guidance be given through you?" I said: "If you gain dominance over Makkah and settle there." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps you will live to see that." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal, take this man's provision bag and give him Ajwah dates as provisions." Then when I turned and left, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this is the best horseman of Banu Amir." The narrator said: By Allah, I was with my family at a place called al-Awdha when a rider came toward us. I asked: "Where have you come from?" He replied: "From Makkah." I asked: "What has become of the people (there)?" The man said: "By Allah, Muhammad has gained dominance over Makkah and has settled there." I said: "May my mother lose me! If only I had accepted Islam that day. Then, had I asked him even for the rule of al-Hirah, I would have got it. By Allah, I will never drink from a jug, and never shall a horse come beneath me."