Ḥāzim narrated from Sahl ibn Saʿd who said: Abū Usayd al-Sāʿidī, after losing his sight, declared, “Nephew, by Allah, had you and I been at Badr and Allah then restored my vision, I would show you the very ravine from which the angels came down upon us—without the slightest doubt or dispute.”

Al-Wāqidī said: Ibn Abī Ḥabībah related to us from Dāwūd ibn al-Ḥuṣayn, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbās; and Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm related to us from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Abū Bakr, rejoice! This is Gabriel, wrapped in a yellow turban, holding the rein of his horse between heaven and earth. When he touched the ground he was hidden from me for a moment, then reappeared with dust on his front teeth, saying, ‘Allah’s help has reached you the moment you called upon Him.’”

ʿIkrimah also reported from Ibn ʿAbbās that the Prophet ﷺ said on the Day of Badr, “This is Gabriel, grasping the head of his horse, fully armed for battle.” Al-Bukhārī recorded this report.

Mūsā ibn Yaʿqūb al-Zumaʿī said: Abū al-Ḥuwayrith told me that Muḥammad ibn Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim said he heard ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) address the people, saying, “While I was drawing water from the well of Badr, a powerful wind unlike anything I had ever seen swept by and then subsided. Another gale, just as strong, followed it. The first wind was Gabriel, who had descended with a thousand angels; the second was Michael, who had descended with a thousand angels; and a third wind arrived bearing Israfil with another thousand. When Allah routed His enemies, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mounted me behind him on his horse. It bolted, causing me to fall backward, so I called upon Allah and it came to a halt. Once I had regained my seat, I thrusted with this hand of mine at the enemy until this”—and he pointed to his armpit—“was drenched with blood.”

This report is singular, and Mūsā is weak. The statement, “He mounted me on his horse,” is known only through this chain.