Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Uhud, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Hazrat Hamza. At that time, he had been mutilated. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood by him and said: "If I did not fear that Safiyyah would keep this matter in her heart, I would have left Hamza (as he was), so that the beasts, birds, and cattle would eat him, and then on the Day of Resurrection, he would be resurrected from their stomachs, gathered together." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for a white and black striped blanket. When the blanket was placed over Hamza's blessed head, his feet would be uncovered, and when it was pulled towards his feet, his head would be uncovered. Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pull this blanket towards his head and put esphand (herb) on his feet." The cloths were few and the slain were many. So one, two, or three men were shrouded in a single cloth. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would ask: "Who among them knows more Qur'an (is a Hafiz)?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would give him precedence.