ذِكْرُ الِاسْتِحْبَابِ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُرِيَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ الْجَلَدَ عِنْدَ فَتَوْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَنْ قِتَالِ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ
[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without knowing the news of the people who had gathered against us. So we encountered the valley of Hunayn in the darkness of dawn, and it was a hollow valley among the valleys of Tihama. They were descending into it rapidly. He (the Messenger) said, "By Allah, people are following each other in a manner that they are not aware of anything, as the battalions have reached them from every direction." The people did not anticipate being defeated, so they started retreating.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then turned to the right side and said, "Where are you people? I am the Messenger of Allah and I am Muhammad ibn Abdullah." At that time, there was a large man riding a red camel with a black flag in his hand. He stabbed with it when he reached and pushed it from behind when he missed something in front of him. Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) noticed him, as well as a man from the Ansar. Both of them intended to confront him.
Ali struck the two humps of the camel, causing it to fall on its side, while the Ansari man attacked his leg, causing him to fall and severing half of his leg. The people engaged in fighting until they faced defeat. Safwan ibn Umayyah's brother-in-law, who was present, said, "Indeed, magic has ended today." At that time, Safwan ibn Umayyah was a polytheist. He had suffered a blow from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Battle of Uhud. Safwan said to him, "Be quiet, may Allah make your mouth useless." Then he said, "By Allah, a man from Quraysh supporting me is more beloved to me than a man from Hawazin supporting me."
أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا نَعْلَمُ بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ جَيَّشُوا لَنَا فَاسْتَقْبَلْنَا وَادِيَ حُنَيْنٍ فِي عَمَايَةِ الصُّبْحِ وَهُوَ وَادِي أَجْوَفُ مِنْ أَوْدِيَةِ تِهَامَةَ إِنَّمَا يَنْحَدِرُونَ فِيهِ انْحِدَارًا قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَيُتَابِعُونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ بِشَيْءٍ إِذْ فَجِئَهُمُ الْكَتَائِبُ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ فَلَمْ يَنْتَظِرِ النَّاسُ أَنِ انْهَزَمُوا رَاجِعِينَ قَالَ وَانْحَازَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَقَالَ «أَيْنَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ؟ أَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ» وَكَانَ أَمَامَ هَوَازِنَ رَجُلٌ ضَخْمٌ عَلَى جَمَلٍ أَحْمَرَ فِي يَدِهِ رَايَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ إِذَا أُدْرِكَ طَعَنَ بِهَا وَإِذَا فَاتَهُ شَيْءٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ دَفَعَهَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَرَصَدَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كِلَاهُمَا يُرِيدُهُ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ عَلِيٌّ عُرْقُوبَيِ الْجَمَلِ فَوَقَعَ عَلَى عَجُزِهِ وَضَرَبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ سَاقَهُ فَطَرَحَ قَدَمَهُ بِنِصْفِ سَاقِهِ فَوَقَعَ وَاقْتَتَلَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى كَانَتِ الْهَزِيمَةُ وَكَانَ أَخُو صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ لِأُمِّهِ قَالَ أَلَا بَطَلَ السِّحْرُ الْيَوْمَ وَكَانَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُشْرِكًا فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي ضَرَبَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَفْوَانُ اسْكُتْ فَضَّ اللَّهُ فَاكَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَلِيَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَلِيَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ هَوَازِنَ