Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10072

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of Uhud, the women were behind the Muslims, finishing off the wounded among the polytheists. If I were to swear an oath about that day, I hope I would be truthful: not one of us desired this world, until Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you back from them so that He might test you." When some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went against his command and disobeyed the order they had been given, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was left alone among nine men, seven of them from the Ansar and two from Quraysh, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself was the tenth. When the enemy closed in around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on the man who drives them back from us." So a man from the Ansar rose, fought for a while and was martyred. Then, when they closed in around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on the man who drives them back from us." He kept saying this until the seven were martyred. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his two companions: "We have not done justice to our companions." Then Abu Sufyan came and said: "Hubal is exalted!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: Allah Almighty is Most High and Most Majestic." The people said: "Allah Almighty is Most High and Most Majestic." Abu Sufyan (who was the leader of the disbelievers) said: "We have al-Uzza, and you have no al-Uzza." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: Allah Almighty is our Protector (Mawla), and the disbelievers have no protector (helper)." Then Abu Sufyan said: "Today is in return for the day of Badr. One day was in our favour and one day was against us; one day we were grieved and one day we have rejoiced. Hanzalah for Hanzalah, and so-and-so for so-and-so." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The two are not equal. Our slain are alive and are given provision, and your slain are in Hell and are being punished." Abu Sufyan said: "Some people have mutilated (your men), though this did not happen on the counsel of our leaders. I neither ordered it nor forbade it; I neither liked it nor disliked it; it neither grieved me nor pleased me." The narrator says: The people looked into the matter, and found that the belly of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) had been ripped open, and Hind had taken out his liver and chewed it, but she could not eat it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Did she eat any of it?" The people said: "No!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty would never have let any part of Hamzah enter the Fire." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed the body of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) and offered his funeral prayer. Then a man from the Ansar was brought and placed beside Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered his funeral prayer. Then the body of the Ansari was lifted away and the body of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was left. Then another man was brought and placed beside Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered his funeral prayer. Then the body of that (second) man was lifted away and the body of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was left, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer over Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) seventy times that day.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Ata' bin al-Sa'ib, whose memory became confused (ikhtilat).