Sunan an-Nasa'i 2018

Muhammad ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Ayyub narrated to us, from Humayd ibn Hilal, from Hisham ibn ‘Amir, who said: My father was killed on the day of Uhud, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Dig graves, make them spacious and well prepared, bury two or three in one grave, and place first the one who knew the most Qur’an.’ My father was one of three in a grave, and since he knew the most Qur’an, he was placed first.