[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