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MARTYRDOM OF ANAS, SON OF NADHR AT THE BATTLE OF UHUD

1345

“My uncle, Anas the son of Nadhr was not present at the Battle of Badr. He said to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I was absent during your first battle with the unbelievers. If Allah brings me to face the unbelievers in another battle Allah will (enable me to) demonstrate my performance.’ On the day of the Battle of Uhud when the Muslims were exposed. He said, ‘Allah, I plead with You concerning that which the Muslims have done, and dissociate myself from that which the unbelievers have perpetrated.’ Then he went forward and met Sa'ad the son of Mu'a and said to him, ‘Paradise! By the Lord of the Ka'ba, I perceive the fragrance of Paradise from beyond Uhud.’

Later Sa'ad said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, I have no power to describe what he did.’ Anas (the nephew) related, ‘The wounds inflicted upon his body by swords, spears and arrows were more than eighty. Then he was martyred and the unbelievers cut off his nose and ears. No one could identify him except his sister who recognized him by his finger tips. We thought that this verse was applicable to him and those like him: 'Among the believers there are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. Some have fulfilled their vow dying, and others await, unyielding to change.'" 33:23

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related this.