Hadith: he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle

Hadith: he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle

Narrated Zayd Radi Allahu Anhu, The Prophet peace be upon him said: If anyone says
Astaghfirullah al-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwa Al-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih 

(I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance) he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle. 

Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 8, 1512-Sahih