Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: Nothing prevented me from taking part in the Battle of Badr except this: I and my father Husayl (may Allah be pleased with him) had set out when the disbelievers of Quraysh seized us and said: "You are going to Muhammad." We said: "We are not going to him; we only intend to go to Madinah." So they took a covenant and pledge from us that we would return to Madinah and would not fight alongside Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then we came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him what had happened. He said: "Both of you go back. We will fulfil the covenant with them and seek Allah's help against them."