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Sunan an-Nasai 2010 (Book 21, Hadith 193) #16621
Burying Martyrs of Uhud

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed his followers to dig graves for the martyrs of Uhud and to bury two or three in one grave, with the one who knew more Qur'an being put in first.

It was narrated that Hisham bin 'Amir said: "We complained to the Messenger of Allah on the day of Uhud, saying: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is too difficult for us to dig a grave for each person'. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Dig graves and make them good and deep, and bury two or three in one grave'. They said: 'Who should we put in first, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Put in first the one who knew more Qur'an"'. He said: "My father was the third of three in one grave".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ ‏:‏ شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَقُلْنَا ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْحَفْرُ عَلَيْنَا لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ شَدِيدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ احْفِرُوا وَأَعْمِقُوا وَأَحْسِنُوا، وَادْفِنُوا الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا ‏:‏ فَمَنْ نُقَدِّمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ قَدِّمُوا أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ فَكَانَ أَبِي ثَالِثَ ثَلاَثَةٍ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ

TOPICS
grave  *  martyr  *  burial  *  qabr  *  shuhadaa  *  dafn  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Digging good and deep graves for multiple people; Putting those with more knowledge of the Quran first when burying multiple people together; Respecting martyrs; Taking care when burying our dead; Showing respect towards those with knowledge of the Quran.

EXPLANATIONS:
On the day of Uhud, a battle between Muslims and non-Muslims, many Muslims were martyred. When some people complained to Prophet Muhammad about how difficult it was to dig a grave for each person, he instructed them to make good and deep graves and bury two or three people in one grave. He also said that those who knew more Qur’an should be put in first. This hadith teaches us that we should respect those who have knowledge of the Quran by burying them first when multiple people are buried together. It also teaches us that we should take care when burying our dead by making sure their graves are good and deep so they can rest peacefully after death.

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