Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that his uncle, for some reason, could not participate in the Battle of Badr. He said, "I could not take part in the first battle in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but if Allah gives me another opportunity to fight against the disbelievers, then Allah will see what I do!" Then, during the Battle of Uhud, when the Muslims were scattered, my uncle said, "O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness for what happened to the Muslims and I declare my innocence regarding what happened to the disbelievers." Then he advanced and met Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) near Uhud. Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "I am with you." Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) says, "The way he fought, I did not have the strength to fight like that." There were more than twenty marks of swords, spears, and arrows on his body. We used to say about him and his companions that this verse was revealed about them: "Among them are some who have fulfilled their vow, and among them are some who are still waiting." (Al-Ahzab: 23)