Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثنا عَبد الله بن سَعِيد قَال حَدَّثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ عَن دَاود عَن عِكْرِمة عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ أَتَتِ الصَّبَا الشَّمَالَ فَقَالَتْ مُرِّي حَتَّى نَنْصُرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم فَقَالَتْ الشَّمَالُ إِنَّ الْحَرَّةَ لا تَسْرِي بِاللَّيْلِ فَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ الَّتِي نُصِرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم الصَّبَا اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم فَقَالَتْ الشَّمَالُ إِنَّ الْحَرَّةَ لا تَسْرِي بِاللَّيْلِ فَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ الَّتِي نُصِرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم الصَّبَا
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, he said: Hafs ibn Ghiyath narrated to us, from Dawud, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with them both), who said: The east wind (al-Saba) came to the north wind (al-Shamal) and said: 'Come, let us aid the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).' The north wind replied: 'A free woman does not travel by night.' So the wind by which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was aided was the east wind (al-Saba).