[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ announced to the people that they should take the path of the valley because it is more spacious. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had already taken the other path and was accompanied by Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman and Ammar ibn Yasir. He did not want anyone to compete with him on that path, but some hypocrites overheard, so they turned back. A group of hypocrites followed them and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sensed their presence. He told one of his companions to strike their faces. When they heard this and saw the man approaching them (who happened to be Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman), they all dispersed and the man struck their mounts. They said, "We are the companions of Ahmad," referring to the Prophet ﷺ , "and they are masked so that only their eyes can be seen." After the people had dispersed, the man went back to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Did you recognize the group?" He replied, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I recognized their mounts." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left the path and asked his companions, "Do you know what those people wanted? They wanted to gather around me on the path and then throw me off it." They said, "Shall we order them to be killed when the people have gathered around you?" He said, "No, I dislike people saying that Muhammad has dipped his hand in the blood of his companions." And he mentioned the incident.  

بَلَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثَّنِيَّةَ نَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ خُذُوا بَطْنَ الْوَادِي؛ فَهُوَ أَوْسَعُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَخَذَ الثَّنِيَّةَ وَكَانَ مَعَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ ؓ وَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُزَاحِمَهُ فِي الثَّنِيَّةِ أَحَدٌ فَسَمِعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَتَخَلَّفُوا ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُ رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِسَّ الْقَوْمِ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِ صَاحِبَيْهِ اضْرِبْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ وَرَأَوَا الرَّجُلَ مُقْبِلًا نَحْوَهُمْ وَهُوَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ انْحَدَرُوا جَمِيعًا وَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَضْرِبُ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ وَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ أَحْمَدَ وَهُمْ مُتَلَثِّمُونَ لَا يُرَى شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَعْيُنُهُمْ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهُ بَعْدَ مَا انْحَدَرَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَرَفْتَ الرَّهْطَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ فَانْحَدَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَقَالَ لِصَاحِبَيْهِ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ؟ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَزْحَمُونِي مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ فَيَطْرَحُونِي مِنْهَا فَقَالَا أَفَلَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَنَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْكَ النَّاسُ؟ فَقَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ يَقْتُلُهُمْ وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ