Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3201
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ عَمَّهُ، غَابَ عَنْ قِتَالِ، بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ غِبْتُ عَنْ أَوَّلِ، قِتَالٍ قَاتَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَئِنِ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدَنِي قِتَالاً لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللَّهُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْكَشَفَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ هَؤُلاَءِ . يَعْنِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا يَصْنَعُ هَؤُلاَءِ . يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَهُ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَلَقِيَهُ سَعْدٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَخِي مَا فَعَلْتَ أَنَا مَعَكَ فَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ مَا صَنَعَ . فَوُجِدَ فِيهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ ضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ بِسَهْمٍ فَكُنَّا نَقُولُ فِيهِ وَفِي أَصْحَابِهِ نَزَلَتْ : (فمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ) . قَالَ يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي هَذِهِ الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَاسْمُ عَمِّهِ أَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Anas ibn Malik reported that his uncle had missed the Battle of Badr and said, ‘I was absent from the first battle in which the Messenger of Allah fought the polytheists. If Allah lets me take part in a battle against the polytheists, Allah will surely see what I do.’ When the day of Uhud came and the Muslims were driven back, he said, ‘O Allah, I declare before You that I am free of what these people—the polytheists—have brought, and I seek Your pardon for what these people—his Companions—are doing.’ He then advanced. Sa‘d met him, and he said, ‘Brother, what have you done? I am with you, but I could not do what he did.’ He was found to have more than eighty wounds from sword blows, spear thrusts, and arrows. We used to say that this verse was revealed about him and his companions: ‘Among them are those who have fulfilled their vow, and among them are those still waiting’ (Qur’an 33:23). Yazid said: ‘That is, this verse.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith. His uncle’s name was Anas ibn al-Nadr.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Kept the two parts of the uncle’s prayer distinct: disavowal of the polytheists’ deeds and seeking pardon for the Companions’ retreat. The report says more than eighty wounds; the uncle is identified as Anas ibn al-Nadr.