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campaign; this is a well-known lie. The Prophet’s banner—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was with Musab ibn Umayr at Uhud, by universal agreement, while on the day of the Conquest his banner was with al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwām. Al-Zubayr had been commanded (1) by the Messenger of Allah (2)—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—to plant his flag at al-Hajūn. Al-Abbās asked al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwām (3), “Was it here that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—commanded you to plant the flag?” Al-Bukhārī related this in his Sahīh (4).

The same applies to his statement:

“He is the one who stood firm alongside him at Hunayn.”

Yet it is well known that “no one was closer to him than al-Abbās ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Abū Sufyān ibn al-Hārith ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Al-Abbās was holding (5) the bridle of his mule, while Abū Sufyān ibn al-Hārith was holding his stirrup. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to him, ‘Call the men of the acacia tree!’ He said: So I called at the top of my voice, ‘Where are the men of the acacia tree?’ By Allah, when they heard my voice, they wheeled back toward me (6) like cows turning toward their calves. They cried, ‘At your service! At your service!’ Meanwhile, the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was saying:

‘I am the Prophet—this is no lie;
I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib.’

He dismounted from his mule, took a handful of pebbles, and flung them (7) at the enemy, saying, ‘They are defeated, by the Lord of the Kaaba!’ Al-Abbās said, ‘By Allah, it was nothing but

(1) A and B read: “and commanded him”; all other manuscripts read: “and commanded.” (2) The words “the Messenger of Allah” are absent from H and B. (3) The words “ibn al-Awwām” occur only in H, S, R, and B. (4) The hadith narrated by Nāfi ibn Jubayr, one of the Successors, appears in *Sahīh al-Bukhārī*, 4/53, “The Book of Jihad and Military Expeditions,” chapter “What Has Been Said Concerning the Prophet’s Banner.” Its wording is: He said, “I heard al-Abbās say to al-Zubayr—may Allah be pleased with him—‘Was it here that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—commanded you to plant the flag?’” (5) N, M, and W read: “while he was holding.” (6) W reads: “turning.” (7) H reads: “with it.”

زَحْفٍ؛ فَإِنَّ هَذَا مِنَ الْكَذِبِ الْمَعْلُومِ، إِذْ لِوَاءُ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كَانَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ مَعَ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ بِاتِّفَاقِ النَّاسِ، وَلِوَاؤُهُ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ كَانَ مَعَ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، وَأَمَرَهُ (١) رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (٢) - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُرَكِّزَ رَايَتَهُ بِالْحُجُونِ، فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ لِلزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ (٣) : أَهَاهُنَا أَمَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ تُرَكِّزَ الرَّايَةَ؟ أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي صَحِيحِهِ (٤) . وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ: " وَهُوَ الَّذِي صَبَرَ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ " . وَقَدْ عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ «لَمْ يَكُنْ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَأَبِي سُفْيَانَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَالْعَبَّاسُ آخِذٌ (٥) بِلِجَامِ بَغْلَتِهِ، وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِرِكَابِهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " نَادِ أَصْحَابَ السَّمُرَةِ " قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِي أَيْنَ أَصْحَابُ السَّمُرَةِ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ كَأَنَّ عَطْفَتَهُمْ عَلَيَّ حِينِ سَمِعُوا صَوْتِي عَطْفَةَ (٦) الْبَقَرِ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا، فَقَالُوا: يَا لَبَّيْكَ يَا لَبَّيْكَ. وَالنَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ: " أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ، أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ، " وَنَزَلَ عَنْ بَغْلَتِهِ وَأَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى فَرَمَى بِهَا (٧) الْقَوْمَ وَقَالَ: " انْهَزَمُوا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ " قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: " فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا

(١) وَأَمَرَهُ: كَذَا فِي (أ) ، (ب) ، وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَأَمَرَ. (٢) رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (ح) ، (ب) . (٣) بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ: فِي (ح) ، (س) (ر) ، (ب) فَقَطْ. (٤) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَهُوَ تَابِعِيٌّ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ ٤/٥٣ كِتَابُ الْجِهَادِ وَالسِّيَرِ، بَابُ مَا قِيلَ فِي لِوَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَصُّهُ: قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْعَبَّاسَ يَقُولُ لِلزُّبَيْرِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَهَهُنَا أَمَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُرَكِّزَ الرَّايَةَ؟ (٥) ن، م، و: وَهُوَ آخِذٌ. (٦) و: عَطْفَ. (٧) ح: بِهِ.