English translation
2805. Narrated Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه: My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the battle of Baḍr. He said, "O Allāh's Messenger! I was absent from the first battle you fought against Al-Mushrikūn(1). (By Allāh) if Allāh gives me a chance to fight Al-Mushrikūn, no doubt Allāh will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uḥud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allāh! I apologize to You for what these (i.e., his companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e., Al-Mushrikūn) have done." Then he advanced and Sa'd bin Mu'adh met him. He said "O Sa'd bin Mu'adh! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uḥud." Later on Sa'd said, "O Allāh's Messenger! 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 Allāh..." till the end of verse (V.33:23).