Sayyiduna Hisham bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Uhud and said: O Messenger of Allah! There are wounds and exhaustion; what do you command us? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Dig the graves, make them wide, and place two or three in a grave." They said: Whom shall we place in front? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Place in front the one of them who knew the most Qur'an." So my father was placed in front, between two men.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الهاء / 18669