My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I was absent from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Saʿd bin Muʿadh met him. He said "O Saʿd bin Muʿadh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on Saʿd said, "O Allah's Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers." We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.........." (33.23) His sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ غِبْتُ عَنْ أَوَّلِ قِتَالٍ قَاتَلْتَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَئِنِ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدَنِي قِتَالَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللَّهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ وَانْكَشَفَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَهُ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ يَعْنِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ يَا سَعْدُ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ الْجَنَّةَ وَرَبِّ النَّضْرِ إِنِّي أَجِدُ رِيحَهَا مِنْ دُونِ أُحُدٍ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا صَنَعَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَوَجَدْنَا بِهِ بِضْعًا وَثَمَانِينَ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّيْفِ أَوْ طَعْنَةً بِرُمْحٍ أَوْ رَمْيَةً بِسَهْمٍ وَوَجَدْنَاهُ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَقَدْ مَثَّلَ بِهِ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَمَا عَرَفَهُ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ أُخْتُهُ بِبَنَانِهِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كُنَّا نَرَى أَوْ نَظُنُّ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِ وَفِي أَشْبَاهِهِ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أُخْتَهُ وَهْىَ تُسَمَّى الرُّبَيِّعَ كَسَرَتْ ثَنِيَّةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْقِصَاصِ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ تُكْسَرُ ثَنِيَّتُهَا فَرَضُوا بِالأَرْشِ وَتَرَكُوا الْقِصَاصَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ  

"My paternal uncle was absent from the fighting of Badr, so he said: 'I was absent from the first fight the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought with idolaters, so if Allah grants me to participate in a fight with the idolaters, then Allah will see what I will do!' So on the Day of Uhud, when the Muslims were driven back he said: 'O Allah! Indeed I am innocent before you of what these people - meaning the idolaters - have done, and I beg of You to excuse these people for what they have done - meaning the Companions. Then he went forward and met up with Sa'd. He said: 'O my brother! Whatever you do, I am with you!' But he was not able to do the same as him. He was found with more than eighty wounds, between blows with the sword, thrusts of a spear, or arrow wounds. We would say: 'It was about him and his companions that (the following) was revealed: 'Of them some have fulfilled their vow, and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed in the least (33:23). (One of the narrators) Yazid said: "Meaning this Ayah."  

عَنْ أَوَّلِ قِتَالٍ قَاتَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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  

[Machine] About the first scene witnessed by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , when he said, "If I were to witness a battle, Allah will show me what I will do." So, on the day of Uhud, the companions of the Prophet ﷺ were defeated. Anas approached and saw Sa'd ibn Mu'adh defeated. He said, "Oh Abu Amr, where? Where?" He said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, I can smell the scent of Paradise below Uhud." Anas carried him until he was killed. Sa'd ibn Mu'adh said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, I did what I could." His sister said, "I did not recognize my brother except by his fingers." And indeed, he had eighty-one wounds between sword strikes, arrow shots, and spear thrusts. Allah revealed in reference to him, "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah..." (Al-Ahzab 23) until His saying, "And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration" (Al-Ahzab 23).  

عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُ قِتَالًا لَيَرَيَنَّ اللهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْهَزَمَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ أَنَسٌ فَرَأَى سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ مُنْهَزِمًا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَمْروٍ أَيْنَ؟ أَيْنَ؟ قُمْ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ دُونَ أُحُدٍ فَحَمَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فَقَالَتْ أُخْتُهُ فَمَا عَرَفْتُ أَخِي إِلَّا بِبَنَانِهِ وَلَقَدْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ ضَرْبَةً مِنْ بَيْنِ ضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ بِسَهْمٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِ {رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيْهِ} [الأحزاب 23] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا} [الأحزاب 23]  

"My paternal uncle was absent from the fighting of Badr, so he said: 'I was absent from the first fight the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought with idolaters, so if Allah grants me to participate in a fight with the idolaters, then Allah will see what I will do!' So on the Day of Uhud, when the Muslims were driven back he said: 'O Allah! Indeed I am innocent before you of what these people - meaning the idolaters - have done, and I beg of You to excuse these people for what they have done - meaning the Companions. Then he went forward and met up with Sa'd. He said: 'O my brother! Whatever you do, I am with you!' But he was not able to do the same as him. He was found with more than eighty wounds, between blows with the sword, thrusts of a spear, or arrow wounds. We would say: 'It was about him and his companions that (the following) was revealed: 'Of them some have fulfilled their vow, and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed in the least (33:23). (One of the narrators) Yazid said: "Meaning this Ayah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3201)   

عَنْ أَوَّلِ قِتَالٍ قَاتَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَئِنِ اللهُ أَشْهَدَنِي قِتَالًا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْكَشَفَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَهُ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْنِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَلَقِيَهُ سَعْدٌ لِأُخْرَاهَا دُونَ أُحُدٍ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ بِبَغْدَادَ بِأُخْرَاهَا دُونَ أُحُدٍ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ أَنَا مَعَكَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ مَا صَنَعَ فَوُجِدَ فِيهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ بِسَهْمٍ قَالَ فَكُنَّا نَقُولُ فِيهِ وَفِي أَصْحَابِهِ نَزَلَتْ {فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ} [الأحزاب 23]  

[Machine] About the first scene witnessed by the Prophet Muhammadﷺ he said, "By Allah, if Allah shows me a battle, He will show me what I will do." So, on the day of Uhud, the companions of the Prophetﷺ were defeated. Sa'd ibn Mu'adh came forward and said, "Where? Where? By the One in whose hand is my soul, I can smell the fragrance of Paradise below Uhud." He then picked up his weapon and fought until he was killed. Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I have endured what no one can endure." His sister said, "By Allah, I did not know my brother except for his beautiful face. He was found to have eighty-two wounds from sword strikes, arrow shots, and spear stabs. Then Allah revealed: 'Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah; some of them have fulfilled their vow, and some are still waiting. And they have not changed in the least.'" Hammad said, "And I read in the Qur'an of my father, 'And among them are those who have changed.'"  

عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَرَانِي اللَّهُ قِتَالًا لَيَرَيَنَّ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْهَزَمَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَقْبَلَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ يَقُولُ أَيْنَ أَيْنَ؟ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ دُونَ أُحُدٍ قَالَ فَحَمَلَ فَقَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَطَقْتُ مَا أَطَاقَ فَقَالَتْ أُخْتُهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَرَفْتُ أَخِي إِلَّا بِحُسْنِ بَنَانِهِ فَوُجِدَ فِيهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ جِرَاحَةً ضَرْبَةُ سَيْفٍ وَرَمْيَةُ سَهْمٍ وَطَعْنَةُ رُمْحٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا} قَالَ حَمَّادٌ «وَقَرَأْتُ فِي مُصْحَفِ أَبِي وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ بَدَّلَ تَبْدِيلًا»  

[Machine] About the first battle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ against the pagans, when they said: "If Allah witnesses me with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Allah will see what I will do." And when it was the day of Uhud, he met the pagans and the people were defeated, so he said, "O Allah, I apologize to you for what these Muslims did, and I declare my innocence to you from what these pagans have done." Then he took a sword and met Sa'd bin Muadh and said, "O Sa'd, indeed, I can smell the fragrance of Paradise from Uhud." So he went and was killed and he was not recognized until his sister recognized him by his beautiful face, and he had been stabbed eighty-two times with a spear, struck with a sword, and shot with an arrow.  

عَنْ أَوَّلِ قِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَئِنْ أَشْهَدَنِي اللهُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ» فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ لَقِيَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُزِمَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْنِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ هَؤُلَاءِ» يَعْنِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ السَّيْفَ فَلَقِيَ سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ «أَيْ سَعْدُ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ دُونَ أُحُدٍ» فَمَضَى فَقُتِلَ فَمَا عُرِفَ حَتَّى عَرَفَتْهُ أُخْتُهُ مِنْ حُسْنِ بَنَانِهِ وَإِذَا بِهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ طَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ وَضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ بِسَهْمٍ  

My uncle and I have been named after him was not present with the Messenger of Allah (mav peace be upon him) on the Day of Badr. He felt distressed about it. He would say: I have missed the first battle fought by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and if God now gives me an opportunity to see a battlefield with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, God will see what I do therein. He was afraid to say more than this (lest he be unable to keep his word with God). He was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Day of Uhud. He met Sa'd b. Mu'adh (who was retreating). Anas said to him: O Abu 'Amr, where (are you going)? Woe (to thee)! I find the smell of Paradise beside the Uhud mountain. (Reprimanding Sa'd in these words) he went forward and fought thein (the enemy) until he was killed. (The narrator says). More than eighty wounds inflicted with swords, spears and arrows were found on his body. His sister, my aunt, ar-Rubayyi', daughter of Nadr, said: I could not recognise my brother's body (it was so badly mutilated) except from his finger-tips. (It was on this occasion that) the Qur'anic verse:" Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with God. Of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some still wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least" (xxxiii. 23). The narrator said that the verse had been revealed about him (Anas b. Nadr) and his Companions. (Using translation from Muslim 1903)   

غَابَ عَمِّي أَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الَّذِي سُمِّيتُ بِهِ وَلَمْ يَشْهَدْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بَدْرًا فَقَالَ أَوَّلُ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غِبْتُ عَنْهُ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَئِنْ أَشْهَدَنِي اللهُ مَشْهَدًا بَعْدَهُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَرَيَنَّ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَهَابَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَيْرَهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ شَهِدَ أُحُدًا قَالَ فَلَقِيَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ مَهْيَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَمْرٍو إِنِّي أَجِدُ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ دُونَ أُحُدٍ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَوُجِدَ بِهِ بِضْعَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ رَمْيَةٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ وَضَرْبَةٍ قَالَتْ أُخْتُهُ فَمَا عَرَفْتُ أَخِي إِلَّا بِبَنَانِهِ وَكَانَ حَسَنَ الْبَنَانِ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيْهِ} [الأحزاب 23] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {تَبْدِيلًا} [الأحزاب 23] فَكُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِيهِ وَفِي أَصْحَابِهِ  

"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 ﷺ. This distressed him and he said: 'I was absent from the first battle which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ attended. By Allah! If Allah gives me the opportunity to participate in another battle along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 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).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3200)  

قَالَ عَمِّي أَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ سُمِّيتَ بِهِ وَلَمْ يَشْهَدْ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَوَّلُ مَشْهَدٍ شَهِدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غُيِّبْتُ عَنْهُ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَئِنْ أَرَانِي اللهُ مَشْهَدًا فِيمَا بَعْدُ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ» قَالَ «وَهَابَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَيْرُهَا فَشَهِدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ 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 يَعْنِي ضَرْبَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ» فَقَالَتْ عَمَّتِي الرُّبَيِّعُ بِنْتُ النَّضْرِ أُخْتُهُ فَمَا عَرَفْتُ أَخِي إِلَّا بِبَنَانِهِ قَالَ وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا} [الأحزاب 23]  

"غَابَ عَمِّى أنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ عَنْ قِتَالِ بَدْرٍ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ قَالَ: غِبْتُ عَنْ أوَّل قِتَالٍ قَاتَلَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ المُشْرِكِينَ لَئنْ أَشْهَدَنى الله قِتَالًا لَيَريَنَّ الله مَا أصْنَعُ؛ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْكَشَفَ النَّاسُ، فَقَال: الَّلهُمَّ إِنِّى أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ هَؤُلاَءِ، يَعْنِى المُشْرِكِينَ، وَأَعْتَذِرُ إِليْكَ مِمّا صنع هؤلاء يعنى المسلمين، ثم مشى بسيفه فلقيه سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ: أىْ سَعْدُ: وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ إِنِّى لأجِد ريح الجنة دون أحد وَاهًا لِرِيح الجَنَّةِ (*)،

قَالَ سَعْدٌ: فَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ يَا رَسُولَ الله مَا صَنَعَ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَوَجَدْنَاهُ بَيْنَ القَتْلَي بِهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ بَيْن (* *) ضَرْبَة بِسَيْفٍ، وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ، وَرَمْيَة بِسَهْمٍ، قَدْ مَثَّلُوا به فَمَا عَرَفْنَاهُ حَتَّى عَرَفَتْهُ أُخْتُهُ بِبَنَانِهِ، قَال أنَسٌ: كُلُّنا نَقُولُ: أُنزلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ: {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ} (* * *) إِنَّهَا فِيهِ وَفِي أصْحَابِهِ"