58. Expeditions
٥٨۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said on the day of Badr, when we faced the Quraysh and they faced us, "If they outnumber you, then throw at them this nabal (a special type of sand)." This is the wording of the Hadith of Al-Fadl. Abu Ahmad said in his Hadith: "If they outnumber you" means if they outnumber you. "Then throw at them this nabal." And be quick with your nabal. Abu Bakr said: "This is the correct version: If they outnumber you."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ حِينَ صَفَّنَا لِقُرَيْشٍ وَصَفُّوا لَنَا إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ فَارْمُوهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْفَضْلِ وَقَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ يَعْنِي أَكْثَرُوكُمْ فَارْمُوهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ وَاسْتَبْقُوا نَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصَّحِيحُ إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ