47/34. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3200 — True to Their Covenant
Regarding Surat Al-Ahzab
True to Their Covenant Hadith of Anas bin An-Nadr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3200
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3200
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَمِّي أَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ سُمِّيتُ بِهِ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَوَّلُ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غِبْتُ عَنْهُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَرَانِيَ اللَّهُ مَشْهَدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيَرَيَنَّ اللَّهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ . قَالَ فَهَابَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَيْرَهَا فَشَهِدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْقَابِلِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَمْرٍو أَيْنَ قَالَ وَاهًا لِرِيحِ الْجَنَّةِ أَجِدُهَا دُونَ أُحُدٍ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَوُجِدَ فِي جَسَدِهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ضَرْبَةٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ فَقَالَتْ عَمَّتِي الرُّبَيِّعُ بِنْتُ النَّضْرِ فَمَا عَرَفْتُ أَخِي إِلاَّ بِبَنَانِهِ . وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةَُ : (رجالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلاً ) . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Anas Narrated from:
My Paternal Uncle Anas Bin An-Nadr - After Whom I Was Named - Did Not Participate In The Battle Of Badr With The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). This Distressed Him And He Said: 'I Was Absent From The First Battle Which The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Attended. By Allah! If Allah Gives Me The Opportunity To Participate In Another Battle Along With The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), Then Allah Will See What I Will Do!'"He Said: "He Did Not Want To Say More Than That. A Year Later, He Attended The Battle Of Uhud, Where He Saw Sa'D Bin Mu'Adh And Said: 'O Abu 'Amr Where Are You Going?' He Said: 'I Long For The Fragrance Of Paradise And I Have Found It Near The Mountains Of Uhud.' He Fought Them Until He Was Killed. They Found More Than Eighty Wounds On His Body, Be They From Blows Of A Sword, Puncture Wounds, Or Arrows. My Paternal Aunt Ar-Ruba'I Bin An-Nadr Said: 'I Could Not Recognize My Brother Except By His Finger Tips.'And This Ayah Was Revealed: 'Among The Believers Are Men Who Have Been True To Their Covenant With Allah; Of Them Some Have Fulfilled Their Vow, And Some Of Them Are Still Waiting, But They Have Never Changed In The Least (33:23).'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3200In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 252English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3200
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3200
This hadith tells the story of Anas bin An-Nadr, who was saddened because he did not take part in Badr. He said that if Allah gave him another chance to join a battle with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), Allah would see what he would do. A year later at Uhud, he met Sad bin Muadh and spoke of the fragrance of Paradise near Uhud. He fought until he was killed, and more than eighty wounds were found on his body. He was recognized only by his fingertips. The verse was then revealed about men who were true to their covenant with Allah. The hadith is about truthfulness, resolve, and sacrifice.
What we learn from this hadith
- A sincere promise to Allah should be treated with seriousness.
- Anas bin An-Nadr showed resolve when he got the chance he had hoped for.
- The hadith links his sacrifice to being true to a covenant with Allah.
- Faith can move a person to courage even in a very hard moment.
