It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Hunayn the people fell back from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), except Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the call be made: "O people of Surah al-Baqarah! O company of the Ansar!" Then this call grew more intense among Banu al-Harith bin al-Khazraj. When they heard the call they turned back so swiftly that, by Allah, I can only liken them to she-camels rushing (eagerly) towards their young. Then, when the two sides met, the fighting flared up fiercely. At that time the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now the battle has become fully heated." He (peace and blessings be upon him) took a handful of white pebbles and threw them at them, and said: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah, they have been defeated." And on that day Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was fighting in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) more fiercely than all the people.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3606
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
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