Sahl bin Hanzaliya reported,

They marched with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Hunayn, pressing on at length until evening came and the time for prayer arrived. A horseman came and said, "Messenger of Allah, I went on ahead of you until I climbed such-and-such a mountain, and there I saw Hawazin gathered in their entirety, with their womenfolk, their cattle, and their sheep, all assembled at Hunayn."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled and said, "That will be the spoils of the Muslims tomorrow, Allah willing."Then he said, "Who will keep watch for us tonight?"Anas bin Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi said, "I will, Messenger of Allah."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then mount up."He mounted his horse and came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said to him, "Face this mountain pass and climb to its summit, and let us not be taken by surprise from your direction tonight."When morning came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to his place of prayer and prayed two units. Then he said, "Have you seen any sign of your horseman?"They said, "Messenger of Allah, we have seen no sign of him."The call to prayer was given, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to pray, glancing toward the mountain pass as he prayed. When he had completed his prayer and given the salutation, he said, "Rejoice, for your horseman has come to you."We began looking through the gaps between the trees in the pass, and there he was, having come until he stood before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and gave the greeting of peace. He said, "I went on until I reached the top of this pass where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me. When morning came, I looked down both sides of the pass and saw no one."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Did you dismount during the night?"He replied, "No, except to pray or to relieve myself."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "You have secured Paradise for yourself. It would not matter if you did no further deeds after this."

حدثنا أبو توبة حدثنا معاوية يعني ابن سلام عن زيد يعني ابن سلام أنه سمع أبا سلام قال حدثني السلولي أبو كبشة أنه

حدثه سهل ابن الحنظلية

أنهم ساروا مع رسول الله ﷺ يوم حنين فأطنبوا السير حتى كانت عشية فحضرت الصلاة عند رسول الله ﷺ فجاء رجل فارس فقال يا رسول الله إني انطلقت بين أيديكم حتى طلعت جبل كذا وكذا فإذا أنا بهوازن على بكرة آبائهم بظعنهم ونعمهم وشائهم اجتمعوا إلى حنين فتبسم رسول الله ﷺ وقال تلك غنيمة المسلمين غدا إن شاء الله ثم قال من يحرسنا الليلة قال أنس بن أبي مرثد الغنوي أنا يا رسول الله قال فاركب فركب فرسا له فجاء إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال له رسول الله ﷺ استقبل هذا الشعب حتى تكون في أعلاه ولا نغرن من قبلك الليلة فلما أصبحنا خرج رسول الله ﷺ إلى مصلاه فركع ركعتين ثم قال هل أحسستم فارسكم قالوا يا رسول الله ما أحسسناه فثوب بالصلاة فجعل رسول الله ﷺ يصلي وهو يلتفت إلى الشعب حتى إذا قضى صلاته وسلم قال أبشروا فقد جاءكم فارسكم فجعلنا ننظر إلى خلال الشجر في الشعب فإذا هو قد جاء حتى وقف على رسول الله ﷺ فسلم فقال إني انطلقت حتى كنت في أعلى هذا الشعب حيث أمرني رسول الله ﷺ فلما أصبحت اطلعت الشعبين كليهما فنظرت فلم أر أحدا فقال له رسول الله ﷺ هل نزلت الليلة قال لا إلا مصليا أو قاضيا حاجة فقال له رسول الله ﷺ قد أوجبت فلا عليك أن لا تعمل بعدها