Al-Bara was asked, "Did any of you desert the Messenger of Allah at the encounter of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But the Messenger of Allah did not flee. I saw him on his white mule, and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet and it is not a lie, I am the son of Abul Muttalib!'"
Al-Barca ayaa waxaa la waydiiyay, "Ma wax aad Reer baadiyaha waxaa Rasuulkii Eebe ee kulanka xunayn markay?" Al-Barca ayaa ku jawaabay, "Laakiin Rasuulkii Eebe ma cararaan. Waxaan arkay baqalkayga oo wuxuu u caddaa, iyo Abu Sufyan ayaa waxaa haysta kelyahayga iyo Nabiga la odhan doonaan, Anigu waxaan ahay nabiga oo ma aha been, anigu waxaan ahay inaAbul Mudhalib! '"