The reciter: And Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to us, saying: 'Umar ibn Yunus al-Hanafi narrated to us, saying: 'Ikrimah ibn 'Ammar narrated to us, saying: Iyad ibn Salama narrated to me, saying: My father said:
We fought by the side of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Hunain. When we encountered the enemy, I advanced and ascended a hillock. A man from the enemy side turned towards me and I shot him with an arrow. He (ducked and) hid himself from me. I could not understand what he did, but (all of a sudden) I saw that a group of people appeared from the other hillock. They and the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) met in combat, but the Companions of the Prophet turned back and I too turned back defeated. I had two mantles, one of which I was wrapping round the waist (covering the lower part of my body) and the other I was putting around my shoulders. My waist-wrapper got loose and I held the two mantles together. (In this downcast condition) I passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was riding on his white mule. He said: The son of Akwa' finds himself to be utterly perplexed. Wher. the Companions gathered round him from all sides. the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got down from his mule
غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حنينا فلما واجهنا العدو تقدمت فأعلو ثنية فاستقبلني رجل من العدو فأرميه بسهم فتوارى عني فما دريت ما صنع ونظرت إلى القوم فإذا هم قد طلعوا من ثنية أخرى فالتقوا هم وصحابة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فولى صحابة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأرجع منهزما وعلي بردتان متزرا بإحداهما مرتديا بالأخرى فاستطلق إزاري فجمعتهما جميعا ومررت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم منهزما وهو على بغلته الشهباء فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لقد رأى بن الأكوع فزعا ، فلما غشوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نزل عن البغلة ...
