It has been reported on the authority of Hudbaifa bin al-Yaman who said: Nothing prevented me from being present at the Battle of Badr except this incident. I came out with my father Husail (to participate in the Battle), but we were caught by the disbelievers of Quraish. They said: (Do) you intend to go to Muhammad? We said: We do not intend to go to him, but we wish to go (back) to Madinah. So they took from us a covenant in the name of God that we would turn back to Madinah and would not fight on the side of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) . So, we came to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and related the incident to him. He said: Both, of you proceed (to Madinah); we will fulfil the covenant made with them and seek God's help against them.