Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا نَصَرَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي مَوْطِنٍ كَمَا نَصَرَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي يَوْمِ أُحُدٍ { وَلَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمْ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ إِذْ تَحُسُّونَهُمْ بِإِذْنِهِ } يَقُولُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْحَسُّ الْقَتْلُ { حَتَّى إِذَا فَشِلْتُمْ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَلَقَدْ عَفَا عَنْكُمْ وَاللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ } وَإِنَّمَا عَنَى بِهَذَا الرُّمَاةَ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقَامَهُمْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ احْمُوا ظُهُورَنَا فَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا نُقْتَلُ فَلَا تَنْصُرُونَا وَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا قَدْ غَنِمْنَا فَلَا تَشْرَكُونَا فَلَمَّا غَنِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَاحُوا عَسْكَرَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَكَبَّ الرُّمَاةُ جَمِيعًا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْعَسْكَرِ يَنْهَبُونَ وَقَدْ الْتَقَتْ صُفُوفُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَهُمْ كَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْهِ وَالْتَبَسُوا فَلَمَّا أَخَلَّ الرُّمَاةُ تِلْكَ الْخَلَّةَ الَّتِي كَانُوا فِيهَا دَخَلَتْ الْخَيْلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضَرَبَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا وَالْتَبَسُوا وَقُتِلَ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ وَقَدْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَوَّلُ النَّهَارِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ لِوَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ سَبْعَةٌ أَوْ تِسْعَةٌ وَجَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ جَوْلَةً نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغُوا حَيْثُ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ الْغَارَ إِنَّمَا كَانُوا تَحْتَ الْمِهْرَاسِ وَصَاحَ الشَّيْطَانُ قُتِلَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَلَمْ يُشَكَّ فِيهِ أَنَّهُ حَقٌّ فَمَا زِلْنَا كَذَلِكَ مَا نَشُكُّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ قُتِلَ حَتَّى طَلَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ السَّعْدَيْنِ نَعْرِفُهُ بِتَكَفُّئِهِ إِذَا مَشَى قَالَ فَفَرِحْنَا حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُصِبْنَا مَا أَصَابَنَا قَالَ فَرَقِيَ نَحْوَنَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَوْمٍ دَمَّوْا وَجْهَ رَسُولِهِ قَالَ وَيَقُولُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَعْلُونَا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا فَمَكَثَ سَاعَةً فَإِذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَصِيحُ فِي أَسْفَلِ الْجَبَلِ اعْلُ هُبَلُ مَرَّتَيْنِ يَعْنِي آلِهَتَهُ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أُجِيبُهُ قَالَ بَلَى فَلَمَّا قَالَ اعْلُ هُبَلُ قَالَ عُمَرُ اللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَنْعَمَتْ عَيْنُهَا فَعَادِ عَنْهَا أَوْ فَعَالِ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهَا أَنَا ذَا عُمَرُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَوْمٌ بِيَوْمِ بَدْرٍ الْأَيَّامُ دُوَلٌ وَإِنَّ الْحَرْبَ سِجَالٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَا سَوَاءً قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقَتْلَاكُمْ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَزْعُمُونَ ذَلِكَ لَقَدْ خِبْنَا إِذَنْ وَخَسِرْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ سَوْفَ تَجِدُونَ فِي قَتْلَاكُمْ مُثْلًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَاكَ عَنْ رَأْيِ سَرَاتِنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَتْهُ حَمِيَّةُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ ذَاكَ وَلَمْ نَكْرَهُّ.
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: Allah, Blessed and Most High, did not grant victory in any battle as He granted victory on the day of Uhud. We found that surprising, so Ibn Abbas said: 'Between me and whoever denies that is the Book of Allah, Blessed and Most High. Indeed Allah the Almighty says regarding the day of Uhud: And certainly Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing them by His permission (3:152).' Ibn Abbas said: 'Al-Hass means killing.' (The verse continues:) 'Until when you lost courage... to His saying: And Allah has already forgiven you, and Allah is the possessor of bounty for the believers (3:152).' This referred to the archers, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) placed them in a position and said: 'Guard our rear. If you see us being killed, do not come to our aid; and if you see us gaining spoils, do not join in.' When the Prophet (peace be upon him) gained victory and the Muslims entered the polytheists' camp, all the archers rushed in to plunder. The ranks of the Companions became intertwined. When the archers left the gap they had been guarding, the cavalry entered from that position upon the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and they began striking one another in confusion, and many Muslims were killed. The Muslims had the upper hand at the beginning of the day, until seven or nine of the bearers of the polytheists' banner were killed. The Muslims then retreated toward the mountain — they did not reach the cave as people say, but were only below al-Mihras. The Shaytan called out: Muhammad has been killed! And no one doubted that it was true. We remained like that, not doubting he had been killed, until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) appeared between the two Sa'ds — we recognized him by his gait. We were so overjoyed it was as if nothing had befallen us. He came toward us saying: The anger of Allah is severe upon a people who bloodied the face of His Messenger. And he said another time: O Allah, it is not for them to prevail over us — until he reached us. He stayed a while, then Abu Sufyan called out from the bottom of the mountain: Exalted is Hubal! (twice, meaning their idol.) Where is Ibn Abi Kabshah? Where is Ibn Abi Quhafah? Where is Ibn al-Khattab? Umar said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I not answer him? He said: Yes. When he (Abu Sufyan) said: Exalted is Hubal!, Umar said: Allah is more exalted and more majestic. Abu Sufyan said: O Ibn al-Khattab, matters have turned in our favor, so leave off — or so it seems. He said: Where is Ibn Abi Kabshah? Where is Ibn Abi Quhafah? Where is Ibn al-Khattab? Umar said: This is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), this is Abu Bakr, and here I am, Umar. Abu Sufyan said: A day in return for the day of Badr — fortunes alternate, and war goes back and forth. Umar said: They are not equal — our dead are in Paradise and your dead are in the Fire. He (Abu Sufyan) said: You claim that? Then we have surely lost and been ruined. Then Abu Sufyan said: You will find mutilation among your dead — that was not by the decision of our chiefs. Then the pride of Jahiliyyah overcame him and he said: Well, it did happen, and we did not dislike it.'