said, “It has now been guaranteed for you, so you need not trouble yourself with any further deeds.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd.

Yūnus related from Ibn Isḥāq who said: ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar told me, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh, from his father, who said:

Mālik ibn ʿAwf marched with his forces toward Ḥunayn and arrived before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They laid their preparations, positioning themselves in the constricted paths and bends of the valley. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions advanced and began their descent into the valley at the dim light of dawn. No sooner had the people entered than the enemy cavalry burst upon them, charging fiercely. The ranks collapsed, the fighters scattered in flight, and no one paid heed to another.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ veered to the right side, calling out, “People, come to me! I am the Messenger of Allah. I am Muḥammad, son of ʿAbd Allāh!” Yet no one turned back, and the camels crashed into one another in panic.

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw the state of the people, only a handful from his household and a group of the Emigrants remained with him. Al-ʿAbbās held the bridle of his white mule, while ʿAlī, Abū Sufyān and Rabīʿah—the two sons of al-Ḥārith—al-Faḍl ibn al-ʿAbbās, Ayman son of Umm Ayman, and Usāmah stood firm. From the Emigrants were Abū Bakr and ʿUmar.

A man of Hawāzin, riding a red camel and carrying a black banner, led the tribe. Whenever he caught up with the Muslims he struck at them with his spear; when they out-distanced him he raised his spear so that those behind would follow.

When the rough-mannered newcomers from Mecca who had been with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fled, some of them gave voice to the rancor hidden in their hearts. Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb remarked, “Their flight will not end until it reaches the sea,” while the divining arrows were still in his quiver.

Ibn Isḥāq said: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr told me that Abū