Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1703
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ: «احْفُرُوا وَأَوْسِعُوا وَأَعْمِقُوا وَأَحْسِنُوا وَادْفِنُوا الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ فِي قبر وَاحِد وَقدمُوا أَكْثَرهم قُرْآنًا» . رَوَاهُ أمد وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَرَوَى ابْنُ مَاجَهْ إِلَى قَوْله وأحسنوا
Translation
Hisham ibn Amir reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said on the day of Uhud, ‘Dig, make the graves spacious, make them deep, and make them well. Bury two or three in one grave, and place first the one who knew most of the Quran.’ Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasai transmitted it. Ibn Majah transmitted it only up to ‘and make them well.’