Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39756 — The Battle of Hunayn and the reports

Abu Ishaq narrates that a man said to Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Abu Umarah, did you people turn your backs on the day of Hunayn?" Sayyiduna al-Bara' said: I bear witness about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not turn his back. Rather, some people set out in haste and empty-handed toward the tribe of Hawazin, and the people of Hawazin were a nation of archers. So they showered that (empty-handed) group with arrows from swift-shooting bows, as though a swarm of locusts were coming. The narrator said: So the people scattered, and at that point the people of Hawazin advanced toward him (peace and blessings be upon him), while Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) was leading his (peace and blessings be upon him) mule. He (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted (from the mule) and called for help, saying: "I am not a false prophet; I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib. O Allah, send down Your help." The narrator said: By Allah, when the battle blazed fiercely we would shield ourselves behind him (peace and blessings be upon him). And indeed the brave man (at that time) was the one who stood alongside him (peace and blessings be upon him).