10/31. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1016 — Burial of the Uhud Martyrs
What Has Been Related About Those Killed At Uhud, and Mention of Hamzah
Hadith About the Burial of the Uhud Martyrs
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1016
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1016
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى حَمْزَةَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَآهُ قَدْ مُثِّلَ بِهِ فَقَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَجِدَ صَفِيَّةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا لَتَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى تَأْكُلَهُ الْعَافِيَةُ حَتَّى يُحْشَرَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا " . قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِنَمِرَةٍ فَكَفَّنَهُ فِيهَا فَكَانَتْ إِذَا مُدَّتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بَدَتْ رِجْلاَهُ وَإِذَا مُدَّتْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ . قَالَ فَكَثُرَ الْقَتْلَى وَقَلَّتِ الثِّيَابُ . قَالَ فَكُفِّنَ الرَّجُلُ وَالرَّجُلاَنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةُ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ ثُمَّ يُدْفَنُونَ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُمْ " أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ قُرْآنًا " . فَيُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ . قَالَ فَدَفَنَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . النَّمِرَةُ الْكِسَاءُ الْخَلَقُ . وَقَدْ خُولِفَ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فِي رِوَايَةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَرَوَى اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ إِلاَّ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ . وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ حَدِيثُ اللَّيْثِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَصَحُّ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Came To Hamza On The Day Of Uhud, He Stood Over Him And Saw That He Had Been Mutilated. He Said: Had It Not Been That Safiyyah Would Be Distressed, Then I Would Have Left Him To Be Eaten By The Beasts Until He Was Gathered On The Day Of Judgment From Their Stomachs. He Said: "Then He Called For A Namirah To Shroud Him With. When It Was Extended Over His Head, It Left His Feet Exposed, And When It Was Extended Over His Feet, It Left His Head Exposed."He Said: "There Were Many Dead And Few Cloths." He Said: "One, Two And Three Men Were Shrouded In One Cloth And Buried In One Grave." He Said: "So The Messenger Of Allah Was Asking Which Of Them Knew The Most Quran, So He Could Put Him Toward The Qiblah." He Said: "So The Messenger Of Allah Buried Them And He Did Not Perform (Funeral Prayers) For Them."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1016In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 52English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1016
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1016
This hadith about the burial of the Uhud martyrs describes a hard and painful scene. The Prophet came to Hamza on the day of Uhud and saw that he had been mutilated. A cloth was brought to shroud him, but when it covered his head, his feet showed, and when it covered his feet, his head showed. The narration then says there were many dead and few cloths. One, two, or three men were shrouded in one cloth and buried in one grave. The Prophet asked which of them knew the most Quran and placed him toward the Qiblah. The report also says he buried them and did not perform funeral prayers for them.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet showed care for Hamza and the martyrs of Uhud.
- Limited shrouds were used according to what was available.
- Some martyrs were buried together in one grave due to need.
- Knowledge of Quran was honored by placing the most knowledgeable toward the Qiblah.
