Narrated to us Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Zuhayr ibn Harb, and Ibn Numayr, all from Sufyan. Zuhayr said: Narrated to us Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah, from 'Amr, from Abu al-'Abbas al-Sha'ir al-A'ma, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) besieged the people of Ta'if but did not attain anything from them. He then said: "We are returning, if Allah wills." His companions said: "We return without having conquered it?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to them: "Go forth to battle in the morning." So they went forth to battle in the morning, and they sustained wounds. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to them: "We are returning tomorrow." He said: That pleased them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) smiled.