23/37. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1717 — Return the Martyrs to Their Places
What Has Been Related About Burying The One Killed Where He Was Killed
Hadith About Returning Uhud Martyrs to Their Places
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1717
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1717
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ نُبَيْحًا الْعَنَزِيَّ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ جَاءَتْ عَمَّتِي بِأَبِي لِتَدْفِنَهُ فِي مَقَابِرِنَا فَنَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رُدُّوا الْقَتْلَى إِلَى مَضَاجِعِهِمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَنُبَيْحٌ ثِقَةٌ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
On The Day Of Uhud, My Father'S Sister Came With My Father To Bury Him In A Cemetery Of Ours. So One Of The Callers Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Called Out: 'Return Those Killed To Where They Were Lying. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. And (One Of The Narrators) Nubaih Is Trustworthy.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1717In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 51English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1717
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1717
This hadith about returning Uhud martyrs to their places reports that Jabir’s aunt brought his father to bury him in their cemetery. Then a caller of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم called out, telling them to return those killed to their resting places. The report focuses on the martyrs of Uhud and where they were to be buried. It does not give a long legal discussion, so the explanation should stay with the event. The hadith shows that the burial place was not left to personal choice in that case. The instruction came clearly through the caller of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The martyrs of Uhud were ordered back to where they had fallen.
- Personal burial plans were changed by prophetic instruction.
- The report shows obedience during a painful family moment.
- The narration is tied to the specific event of Uhud.
