Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39770 — The Battle of Hunayn and the reports

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ubaydah that on the day of the Battle of Hunayn Abu Sufyan, Hakim bin Hizam and Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with them) came out (intending) to see who would be defeated. (Meanwhile) a Bedouin passed by them and they asked: "O servant of Allah, what has become of the people?" He replied: "Muhammad will never recover from it." The narrator said: This was the impression at the time when his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions had scattered from him (peace and blessings be upon him). So some of them said to others: "That someone from Quraysh should become a lord (a great man) is dearer to us than that someone from the Bedouins should become a lord." Then they said to one of their number: "O so-and-so, go and bring us some news." The narrator said: That man set out until he reached the midst of the people, and he heard them saying: "O Aws! O Khazraj!" And they had already prevailed over the enemy. And that was the war-cry of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).