Stories of the Sahaabah Martyrdom of Hadhrat Anas bin Nadhr (Radhiyallaho anho)

Stories of the Sahaabah Martyrdom of Hadhrat Anas bin Nadhr (Radhiyallaho anho)



Hadhrat Anas bin Nadhr (Radhiyallaho anho) was one
of the Sahabah who could not take part in the campaign of
Badr. He very much regretted to have missed the honour of
participating in the first and the most illustrious battle for
Islam. He longed for a chance wherein he could make
amends for Badr. He did not have to wait for long. The
battle of Uhud came about in the following year. He joined
the army with the most determined zeal. Despite heavy
odds, the Muslims were gaining the upper hand, when
some people made a blunder and the Muslims had to suffer
a reverse. The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had
posted a band of fifty archers to guard a pass in the rear
against the enemy cavalry. They had definite instructions
not to move from their position till further orders from
him. But when they saw the Muslims gaining victory and
the enemy in full flight, they left their position in the belief
that the battle was over and it was time to join in the pur-
suit and get on to the booty. The leader of the band tried
his utmost to check them by reminding them of the
Prophet's (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) command and sol-
icited them to stay on, but no more than ten persons would
listen to him, arguing that the orders given by the Prophet
(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) were only for the duration of
the actual fight. The enemy cavalry then noticed the un-
guarded pass in the rear, made a flank movement, forced a
passage through it, and fell right on the rear of the Mus-
lims, who were preoccupied with the booty. It was in this
state of affairs that Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallaho anho) saw
Hadhrat Sa'ad bin Ma'az (Radhiyallaho anho) passing in
front of him. He shouted to him:
"0,Sa'ad! Where are you going? Bv Allah! I smell the
fragrance of Paradise coming from Mount Uhud."
Saying this, he threw himself into the very thick of the
enemy, and fought tooth and nail till he met his martyrdom.
After the battle, it was found that his body had been mauled and mutilated to such an extent that only his sister
could identify him, and that barely from the fingertips.
No less than eighty wounds of arrows and swords were
counted on his body.
Those who strive in the path of Allah with sincerity
and devotion taste the pleasures of Paradise even in this
world, and so did Anas (Radhiyallaho anho) smell the fra-
grance of Paradise.