[Machine] "He fought alongside them and escaped with his head intact. Tamra and Lujam were the reins of his horse. Al-Harith ibn Hisham apologized for running away that day. Allah knows what I left behind in their fight until they threw my horse down to the ground. It was covered in foam and I realized that if I tried to fight one, I would be killed and my enemy would not be harmed by my attack. So, I turned away from them and my loved ones among them desired punishment for them on the day of the ambush. Then, I joined a battle with the polytheists, but I continued to hold onto polytheism until I embraced Islam on the day of the conquest of Mecca. Aisha narrated this story about Al-Harith."  

أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ دُونَهُمْ وَنَجَا بِرَأْسِ طَمْرَةَ وَلِجَامِ فَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ يَعْتَذِرُ مِنْ فِرَارِهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ [البحر الطويل] اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَرَكْتُ قِتَالَهُمْ حَتَّى رَمَوْا فَرَسِي بِأَشْقَرَ مُزْبَدِ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنِّي إِنْ أُقَاتِلْ وَاحِدًا أُقْتَلْ وَلَا يَنْكَأُ عَدُوِّي مَشْهَدِ فَصَدَفْتُ عَنْهُمْ وَالْأَحِبَّةُ بَيْنَهُمْ طَمَعًا لَهُمْ بِعِقَابٍ يَوْمَ مَرْصَدِ ثُمَّ غَزَا أَحَدًا مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِالشِّرْكِ حَتَّى أَسْلَمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ قَدْ رَوَتْ عَائِشَةُ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ