THE NUMBERS OF THE MARTYRS
Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah said: The aggregate of the Ansar and the Muhajiroon who were martyred in the Battle of Uhud was forty-nine men. It is recorded in the authentic Hadith related by Al-Bukhari from Al-Bara’ that the dead among the Muslims (in that battle) numbered seventy men.
Qatadah narrated that Anas said that: seventy Ansar were martyred in the Battle of Uhud, seventy in the incident of Bi’r Maunah and seventy in the Battle of Yamamah.
Moosa narrated: On that day, sixteen of the polytheists were killed. ‘Urwah, however, put the number of their dead at nineteen while Ibn Ishaq said they were twenty-two.
Rabee’ narrated that Ash-Shafi’i said: In the Battle of Uhud, no one was captured among the polytheists except Abu Azzah Al-Jumahi. He had been captured in the Battle of Badr but Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had pity for him and released him without ransom upon the condition that he will not fight against him (i.e, the Prophet). When he was captured once again in the Battle of Uhud, he again begged clemency. He said: “O Muhammad, have mercy on me for the sake of my daughters and I give you a solemn promise that I shall not fight against you.” The Prophet said: “I will not let you go for you would turn and rub your cheek back toward Makkah and then say that you fooled Muhammad twice.” Then he ordered that he be executed and it was carried out. It is also said that it is on that occasion that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “A Muslim is not stung twice from the same hole.”
Sa‘d Ibn Abi Waqqas narrated: Allah’s Messenger once came across a woman of Banu Deenar, whose husband, brother and father were killed fighting alongside Allah’s Messenger at the Battle of Uhud. When they announced the death of her relatives, she said: “What happened to Allah’s Messenger?” They replied: “Fine, O Umm Fulan, praise be to Allah, he is as you desire.” She said: “Show him to me so that I may see him with my own eyes.” When he was pointed out to her and she saw that he was truly safe, she said: “All misfortunes are nothing so long as you are safe.”
Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah said in another place: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw a sword on me daubed with blood, he said: “If you had been courageous, so also had been ‘Asim Ibn Thabit Ibn Abi Al-Aqlah, Al-Harith Ibn As-Simmah and Sahl Ibn Hunaif.”
Ibn Hisham said: Some people of knowledge informed me that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to ‘Ali: “The polytheists will not inflict us with a similar loss till Allah grants us victory.”
Ibn ‘Umar narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came across some women of Banu Al-Ashhal lamenting over their dead in the Battle of Uhud so he said, “Hamzah has no one to lament for him.” Thereafter, the women came and they lamented the death of Hamzah in his presence (i.e. the Prophet) until he said: “Command them that no one should wail over the dead after this day.”
Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah narrated that the hypocrites took to jest at the weeping of the Muslims and attempted to estrange them from Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, in addition to emotionally tormenting them. The evil schemes of the Jews sprouted and hypocrisy flared up and spread quite swiftly all over Madinah. They said: “If he were truly a Prophet, they would not have defeated him, he would not have suffered that fate. He is just hankering after authority and to establish and rule over a nation-state.” The Hypocrites also parroted the vituperations of the Jews. They said to the believers: “If you had followed us, you would have been spared this affliction.” Then Allah revealed the Qur’an concerning those who were obedient, those who demonstrated hypocrisy and at the same time consoling the believers over their losses. Allah says: And (remember) when you (Muhammad) left your household in the morning to post the believers at their stations for the Battle (of Uhud). And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Soorah Al ‘Imran 3:121)
By: Ibn Katheer
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