Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ جُمَيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطُّفَيْلِ حَدَّثَنَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَشْهَدَ بَدْرًا إِلَّا أَنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي حُسِيْلٍ فَأَخَذَنَا كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ مُحَمَّدًا قُلْنَا مَا نُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَخَذُوا مِنَّا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَنَنْصَرِفَنَّ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَا نُقَاتِلُ مَعَهُ فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ انْصَرِفَا نَفِي بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَنَسْتَعِينُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِمْ.
English Translation
It was narrated to us by Abdullah ibn Muhammad - and I also heard it from Abdullah ibn Abi Shaybah - who said: It was narrated to us by Abu Usamah, from al-Walid ibn Jumay', who said: It was narrated to us by Abu al-Tufayl, who said: It was narrated to us by Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, who said: "Nothing prevented me from witnessing Badr except that I went out, myself and my father Husayl, and the disbelievers of Quraysh seized us. They said: 'You surely intend [to join] Muhammad.' We said: 'We intend nothing but Medina.' So they took from us Allah's covenant and pledge that we would return to Medina and not fight alongside him. So we came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and told him the news. He said: 'Go back, both of you; we will fulfill their pledge and seek Allah's help against them.'"