Ma'qil bin An-Nu'man bin Muqarrin (RAA) narrated, 'I witnessed (battles with) Allah's Messenger and if he did not start fighting at the beginning of the day, he delayed the fighting till the sun had passed the meridian, and the wind blew and victory descended from Allah." Related by Ahmad and the three Imams. Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih. (FR)
English reference (FR): Book 11, Hadith 1310 (FR)
Arabic reference (FR): Book 11, Hadith 1283 (FR)