[Machine] We witnessed Badr, except that my father and I wanted to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so the polytheists of Quraysh attacked us and said, "You want Muhammad!" We replied, "We don't want him, we only want to go to Medina." They made us swear by Allah and make a covenant that we would go back to Medina and not fight with Muhammad ﷺ . When we passed by them, we went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what they had said and what we had said. What is your opinion? He said, "We seek Allah's help against them and nullify their covenant." Then we headed towards Medina. That is what prevented us from witnessing the Battle of Badr.  

أَنْ نَشْهَدَ بَدْرًا إِلَّا أَنِّي وَأَبِي أَقْبَلْنَا نُرِيدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَتْنَا كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ مُحَمَّدًا فَقُلْنَا مَا نُرِيدُهُ إِنَّمَا نُرِيدُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَخَذُوا عَلَيْنَا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَتَصِيرُونَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَا تُقَاتِلُوا مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْنَاهُمْ أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا لَهُ مَا قَالُوا وَمَا قُلْنَا لَهُمْ فَمَا تَرَى؟ فَقَالَ «نَسْتَعِينُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَنَفِي بِعَهْدِهِمْ» فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي مَنَعَنَا أَنْ نَشْهَدَ بَدْرًا  

[Machine] When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ went out to Uhud, Yemen bin Jabir, the father of Hudhaifa, and Thabit bin Waqsh bin Za'ura fell behind with the women and children. One of them said to his companion, who were both elderly men: "Why are we waiting? By Allah, there is not much time left in our lives except for the thirst of a donkey. We are the bravest of the people. Let us take our swords and catch up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So they entered among the Muslims without anyone knowing them. As for Thabit bin Waqsh, the polytheists killed him, and as for Hudhaifa's father, the Muslim swords clashed with him, not recognizing him. Hudhaifa said, "My father, my father." They replied, "By Allah, we did not know it was him." Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you, for He is the most merciful of the merciful." The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ intended to reward Hudhaifa for this, so he gave him what he wanted, and this pleased the Prophet ﷺ .  

لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى أُحُدٍ وَقَعَ الْيَمَانُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ أَبُ حُذَيْفَةَ وَثَابِتُ بْنُ وَقْشِ بْنِ زَعُورَاءَ فِي الْآطَامِ مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ وَهُمَا شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ لَا أَبَا لَكَ مَا نَنْتَظِرُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَقِيَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنَّا مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلَّا ظَمَأُ حِمَارٍ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ هَامَةُ الْقَوْمِ أَلَا نَأْخُذُ أَسْيَافَنَا ثُمَّ نَلْحَقُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَا فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ بِهِمَا فَأَمَّا ثَابِتُ بْنُ وَقْشٍ فَقَتَلَهُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَأَمَّا أَبُ حُذَيْفَةَ فَاخْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَسْيَافُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَلَا يَعْرِفُونَهُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَبِي أَبِي فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا عَرَفْنَاهُ وَصُدِّقُوا فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ فَأَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَدَيَهُ فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهِ حُذَيْفَةُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَزَادَهُ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ