64/26. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4079 — Burial of Uhud Martyrs
The Muslims who were killed on the day of Uhud
مِنْهُمْ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَالْيَمَانُ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ وَمُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ.
Burial of Uhud Martyrs Hadith: Honor for Qur'an and Sacrifice
Sahih Bukhari : 4079
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4079
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ". فَإِذَا أُشِيرَ لَهُ إِلَى أَحَدٍ، قَدَّمَهُ فِي اللَّحْدِ، وَقَالَ " أَنَا شَهِيدٌ عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ". وَأَمَرَ بِدَفْنِهِمْ بِدِمَائِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يُغَسَّلُوا. وَقَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا، قَالَ لَمَّا قُتِلَ أَبِي جَعَلْتُ أَبْكِي وَأَكْشِفُ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ،، فَجَعَلَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَوْنِي وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَنْهَ، وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَبْكِيهِ أَوْ مَا تَبْكِيهِ، مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ ".
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to shroud two martyrs of Uhud in one sheet and then say, "Which of them knew Qur'an more?" When one of the two was pointed out, he would put him first in the grave. Then he said, "I will be a witness for them on the Day of Resurrection." He ordered them to be buried with their blood (on their bodies). Neither was the funeral prayer offered for them, nor were they washed.Jabir added, "When my father was martyred, I started weeping and uncovering his face. The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) stopped me from doing so but the Prophet (ﷺ) did not stop me. Then the Prophet said, '(O Jabir.) don't weep over him, for the angels kept on covering him with their wings till his body was carried away (for burial).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4079, 4080In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 124USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 406
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4079
This hadith about the burial of the Uhud martyrs gives several clear details. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would shroud two martyrs in one sheet and ask which of them knew more Qur'an. When one was pointed out, he placed him first in the grave. He said he would be a witness for them on the Day of Resurrection. He ordered them to be buried with their blood, and they were not washed, nor was the funeral prayer offered for them in this report. The hadith also mentions Jabir weeping over his martyred father and uncovering his face. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not stop him, and he told him that the angels kept covering his father with their wings until he was carried away.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) honored those who knew more Qur'an by placing them first.
- The martyrs of Uhud were buried with their blood in this report.
- Jabir’s grief for his father is shown with tenderness.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) mentioned angels covering Jabir’s father with their wings.
