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ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُحَرِّضَ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْقِتَالِ وَيُشَجِّعَهُمْ عِنْدَ ورُودِ الْفُتُورِ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهِ

ibnhibban:4770Abū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > a man from Qays > Lilbarāʾ b. ʿĀzib Afarartum

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Hunayn? Al-Bara' said, "But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee, indeed the Hawazin were a group of expert archers. I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ riding on a white mule, while Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was holding its reins and he (the Messenger) was saying, 'I am the Prophet, there is no falsehood in that. I am the son of Abdul-Muttalib.'"  

ابن حبّان:٤٧٧٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ قَيْسٍ قَالَ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَفَرَرْتُمْ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ لَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَفِرَّ إِنَّ هَوَازِنَ كَانُوا قَوْمًا رُمَاةً فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ ﷺ «أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ» *  


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bukhari:2864Qutaybah > Sahl b. Yūsuf > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > a man Lilbarāʾ b. ʿĀzib Afarartum

Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin ʿAzib, "Did you flee deserting Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the battle of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started collecting the war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet ﷺ was saying, 'I am the Prophet ﷺ in truth: I am the son of ʿAbdul Muttalib.' "  

البخاري:٢٨٦٤حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ؓ أَفَرَرْتُمْ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ لَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَفِرَّ إِنَّ هَوَازِنَ كَانُوا قَوْمًا رُمَاةً وَإِنَّا لَمَّا لَقِينَاهُمْ حَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَانْهَزَمُوا فَأَقْبَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ وَاسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِالسِّهَامِ فَأَمَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَفِرَّ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

bukhari:2874Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ > Lah a man Yā Abū ʿUmārah And Llaytum Yawm Ḥunayn

that a man asked him. "O Abu 'ʿUmara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet ﷺ did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet ﷺ was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet ﷺ was saying, 'I am the Prophet ﷺ in truth, I am the son of ʿAbdul Muttalib.' "  

البخاري:٢٨٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ وَلَّيْتُمْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَكِنْ وَلَّى سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ فَلَقِيَهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

muslim:1776cMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār And al-Lafẓ Ibn al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ Wasaʾalah a man from Qays Afarartum

I heard from Bara' who was asked by a man from the Qais tribe: Did you run away from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Day of Hunain? Bara' said: But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not run away. On that day Banu Hawzzin took part in the battle as archers (on the side of the disbelievers). When we attacked them, they retreated and we fell upon the booty; (they rallied) and advanced towards us with arrows. (At that time) I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ riding on his white mule and Abu Sufyan b. al-Harith was holding its bridle. He (the Messenger of Allah was saying: I am the Prophet. This is no untruth. I am a descendant of 'Abd al-Muttalib.  

مسلم:١٧٧٦cوَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَيْسٍ أَفَرَرْتُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَفِرَّ وَكَانَتْ هَوَازِنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ رُمَاةً وَإِنَّا لَمَّا حَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ انْكَشَفُوا فَأَكْبَبْنَا عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ فَاسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِالسِّهَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

ahmad:18475Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ And Saʾalah a man from Qays > Afarartum

[Machine] On the day of Hunayn, it was reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Al-Bara' said, "But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee. There were people throwing rocks at us, and when we attacked them, they were exposed, so we overpowered them and seized their goods as spoils. They faced us with arrows. I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on his white riding animal, while Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was holding its reins and saying, 'I am the Prophet, there is no falsehood. I am the son of Abdul-Muttalib.'"  

أحمد:١٨٤٧٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَ أَفَرَرْتُمْ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ فَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَفِرَّ كَانَتْ هَوَازِنُ نَاسًا رُمَاةً وَإِنَّا لَمَّا حَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ انْكَشَفُوا فَأَكْبَبْنَا عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ فَاسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِالسِّهَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

ahmad:18540Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Abū Isḥāq > a man Lilbarāʾ Yā Abū ʿUmārah And Llaytum Yawm Ḥunayn

[Machine] "A man for Baraa, oh Abu Umara, I wish you were present on the day of Hunayn. He said, 'By Allah, the Prophet ﷺ did not flee, but people fled hastily and he faced them with calmness. I saw the Prophet ﷺ on his white riding animal and Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith held its reins, while he was saying, 'I am the Prophet, there is no lie. I am the son of Abdul Muttalib.'"  

أحمد:١٨٥٤٠حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ لِلْبَرَاءِ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ وَلَّيْتُمْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ قَالَ لَاوَاللهِ مَا وَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَكِنْ وَلَّى سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

ahmad:18706Yaḥyay > Sufyān > Abū Isḥāqaʿan al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib > Lah a man Yā Abū ʿUmārah Awallaytum Yawm Ḥunayn

that a man asked him. "O Abu 'ʿUmara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet ﷺ did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet ﷺ was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet ﷺ was saying, 'I am the Prophet ﷺ in truth, I am the son of ʿAbdul Muttalib.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 2874)  

أحمد:١٨٧٠٦حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَعَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ

لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ أَوَلَّيْتُمْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ مَا وَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَكِنْ وَلَّى سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ تَلَقَّتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَمْدَحَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ إِذَا أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ انْتِفَاعَ النَّاسِ بِهِ، وَأَمِنَ الْعُجْبَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ

ibnhibban:5771Abū Khalīfah > Muḥammad b. Kathīr > Sufyān al-Thawrī > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ > And Jāʾah a man > Yā Abū ʿUmārah Wallayt Yawm Ḥunayn > Ammā

[Machine] "O Abu Umamah, I wish it was the day of Hunayn. He said, "As for me, I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee, but the people rushed and threw off balance. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith held onto the reins of his white she-camel and said, 'I am the Prophet, there is no lie in it, I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib.'"  

ابن حبّان:٥٧٧١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ وَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ

يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ وَلَّيْتَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَشْهَدُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَلِّ وَلَكِنْ عَجِلَ سَرَعَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَرَشَقَتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ»  

nasai-kubra:8584Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ And Saʾalah a man Afarartum

Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin ʿAzib, "Did you flee deserting Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the battle of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started collecting the war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet ﷺ was saying, 'I am the Prophet ﷺ in truth: I am the son of ʿAbdul Muttalib.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 2864)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٨٤أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ أَفَرَرْتُمْ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ؟ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ «لَا وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَفِرَّ فَكَانَتْ هَوَازِنُ رُمَاةً وَإِنَّا لَمَّا حَمَلَنَا عَلَيْهِمُ انْكَشَفُوا فَأَكْبَبْنَا عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ فَاسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِالسِّهَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا» وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ»