Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 5945

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن جَابر قَالَ: لَمَّا حَضَرَ أُحُدٌ دَعَانِي أَبِي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ مَا أُرَانِي إِلَّا مَقْتُولًا فِي أَوَّلِ مَنْ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنِّي لَا أَتْرُكُ بَعْدِي أَعَزَّ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ غَيْرَ نَفْسِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيَّ دَيْنًا فَاقْضِ وَاسْتَوْصِ بِأَخَوَاتِكَ خَيْرًا فَأَصْبَحْنَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ قَتِيلٍ وَدَفَنْتُهُ مَعَ آخَرَ فِي قبر رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

Translation

Jabir reported: When Uhud was near, my father called me during the night and said, ‘I think I will be among the first of the Prophet’s Companions to be killed. I will leave no one dearer to me than you, apart from the Messenger of God ﷺ himself. I owe a debt, so pay it, and treat your sisters well.’ In the morning he was the first to be killed. I buried him in a grave with another man. [Al-Bukhari transmitted it]