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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3200 (Book 47, Hadith 252) #28849
Keeping One's Covenant with Allah

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who was determined to fight in the battle of Uhud and fulfill his covenant with Allah, even though he missed the battle of Badr.

Narrated Anas: "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 . This distressed him and he said: 'I was absent from the first battle which the Messenger of Allah attended. By Allah! If Allah gives me the opportunity to participate in another battle along with the Messenger of Allah , 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)'."
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 فَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَوَّلُ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ غِبْتُ عَنْهُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَرَانِيَ اللَّهُ مَشْهَدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللَّهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَهَابَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَيْرَهَا فَشَهِدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ 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

TOPICS
covenant  *  battle  *  fulfillment  *  determination  *  mithaqan  *  marakah  *  takmil  *  istiqamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises/vows/covenants with God ; Persevere ; Remain steadfast ; Be faithful ; Be loyal ; Show courage ; Make sacrifices

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Anas bin An-Nadr, who was distressed that he missed the battle of Badr. He made a vow to Allah that if he ever got another chance to fight in a battle alongside the Prophet Muhammad, then he would do so without hesitation. A year later, when the battle of Uhud came around, Anas was determined to keep his promise and fought bravely until he was killed. His body had more than eighty wounds from arrows and swords. The Quran also mentions this story in Surat Al-Ahzab verse 23 which states “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”. This hadith teaches us that it is important for us as Muslims to keep our promises and vows we make with Allah no matter what obstacles come our way. We should strive hard to fulfill our obligations towards Him as He will reward us for it both in this life and hereafter if we remain steadfast on His path.

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