Musnad Ahmad Hadith 23955

It is narrated from Fadala (may Allah be pleased with him) that we participated in the Battle of Tabuk along with the Noble Prophet (ﷺ). There were great difficulties regarding mounts. People complained to the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) about this. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) made a round among those mounts, then said to the people, "Take the name of Allah and pass before me." People began to pass their mounts in front of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), and the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) started supplicating for them: "O Allah! Mount those who set out in Your path. Surely, You are capable of making both the strong and the weak ride, on dry and wet, on sea and land, everywhere." By the blessing of this supplication, by the time we reached the city, the riding animals had become so energetic that they began to snatch their reins from our hands. Fadala (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the supplication of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) regarding the strong and the weak was fulfilled right there. As for the dry and the wet, when we reached Syria and fought the battle of the island of Cyprus in the sea, I saw boats in the sea that were safe from drowning. This was the supplication of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), and I understood it then.