It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people of Banu Hawazin came with a very large force in the Battle of Hunayn. There were ten thousand or a little more people with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), among whom were also the Tulaqa (those recently freed from captivity). They, to show their numbers, made their animals and children stand in different rows. When the battle started, the Muslims turned their backs and fled. At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his white mule and called out to the Muslims, "O servants of Allah! I am the servant and Messenger of Allah (here)!" Then, turning to the right side, he said, "O group of Ansar!" They replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Be pleased, we are with you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the left side and said, "O group of Ansar!" They replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Be pleased, we are with you." After this, Allah granted (the Muslims victory and) the disbelievers were defeated, and the Muslims obtained a great deal of spoils of war. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed that booty among the Tulaqa. At this, some of the Ansar began to say that at the time of attack we are called, and the spoils of war are given to others. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he gathered the Ansar in a tent and said, "O group of Ansar! What is this matter that has reached me regarding you?" They remained silent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated the same thing, and again they remained silent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O group of Ansar! If people were to walk in one valley and the Ansar in another gorge, I would choose the path of the Ansar." Then he said, "Are you not pleased that people take the world and you return to your homes with the Messenger of Allah?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We are pleased." Hisham bin Zaid asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Were you present at that occasion?" He replied, "How could I be absent?"