Musnad Ahmad Hadith 18933

It is narrated from Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Battle of Hunayn, the blessed lips of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) kept moving; never before had he (peace be upon him) done this. Later, he said that among the previous nations, there was a prophet who became content and pleased with the number of his followers, and from his mouth came the sentence: "These people can never be defeated." Allah Almighty then sent revelation to him and gave him the choice of one of three things: either I will impose an enemy upon them who will shed their blood, or I will impose hunger upon them, or death? He said: "We do not have the strength for killing and hunger, but let death be imposed upon us." The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: "In just three days, seventy thousand of their people died." Therefore, now I say: "O Allah! I seek strategy only with Your help, I attack only with Your help, and I fight only with Your help."