Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39772 — The Battle of Hunayn and the reports

It is narrated from Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the Battle of Hunayn. We travelled on an extremely hot day and then camped in the shade of the trees. When the sun had passed its zenith, I put on my battle armour, mounted my horse and set out toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was in his (peace and blessings be upon him) tent. I said (on arriving): "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah, and the mercy of Allah. The departure! Has the time for departure come?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal!" He rose from under a tree whose shade was like the shade of a bird, and (coming) said: "Here I am at your service, ready to obey, and may I be sacrificed for you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Saddle my horse for me." So Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) brought out a saddle whose two sides were of palm fibre, with no pride or vanity in them. The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Bilal saddled the horse. 2. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted and we mounted too, and we stood in ranks facing them through the evening and the night, and the horsemen of the Muslims and of the disbelievers clashed with one another. As Allah Almighty says, the Muslims turned their backs and fled. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called out: "O servants of Allah! I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger (and I am here)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Muhajirun! I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger (and I am here)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his horse and took a handful of dust. That Companion who was nearer to him (peace and blessings be upon him) than I was told me that he (peace and blessings be upon him) threw this dust toward their faces and said: "May the faces be disfigured." The narrator said: So Allah Almighty defeated the polytheists.