Hadith 1713

حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّهْمَاءِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ : شُكِيَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْجِرَاحَاتُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَقَالَ : " احْفِرُوا ، وَأَوْسِعُوا ، وَأَحْسِنُوا ، وَادْفِنُوا الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ ، وَقَدِّمُوا أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا " ، فَمَاتَ أَبِي ، فَقُدِّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَجُلَيْنِ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَاب ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ ، وَجَابِرٍ ، وَأَنَسٍ ، وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، وَغَيْرُهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، وَأَبُو الدَّهْمَاءِ اسْمُهُ : قِرْفَةُ بْنُ بُهَيْسٍ أَوْ بَيْهَسٍ .
Hisham bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: On the day of Uhud, complaints were made to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the wounds. He said: "Dig graves and make them spacious and good. Bury two or three men in one grave, and put the one who knows more Qur'an (closer) towards the Qiblah." Hisham bin Amir says: My father also passed away, so he was placed ahead of his two companions (i.e., closer to the Qiblah). © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is Hasan Sahih,
2- Sufyan Thawri and other people have narrated this hadith with the chain «أيوب عن حميد بن هلال عن هشام بن عامر»,
3- In this chapter, hadiths have also come from Khabbab, Jabir, and Anas (may Allah be pleased with them).
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1713
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (1560)
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الجنائز 1 7 (3215) ، سنن النسائی/الجنائز 86 (2012) ، و 90 (2017) ، و 91 (2020) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الجنائز 41 (1560) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11731) ، و مسند احمد (4/19، 20) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, the noble Companions made this complaint:
O Messenger of Allah, we are wounded and battered,
we are not in a condition to prepare separate graves for the martyrs.
In such a situation, what do you command us to do?
Because digging separate graves is proving to be difficult.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1713
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) were wounded and exhausted, yet despite this, they were commanded to make the graves deep, as is explicitly mentioned in the following narration.

If there are many deceased, it is permissible to bury more than one person in a single grave.

A Hafiz of the Qur'an, a reciter, and a scholar of religion remain superior and distinguished from others even after death.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3215
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was made at the time of the burial of the martyrs of the Battle of Uhud.
He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
Dig the graves spacious, deep, and well, and bury two or three (individuals) in one grave.
And the one who knows more of the Qur'an should be placed ahead (towards the Qiblah).
(Sunan an-Nasa'i, Al-Jana'iz, Chapter: What is recommended regarding widening the grave, Hadith: 2013)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1560
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "It is very difficult" because there were many martyrs, and the remaining people were wounded and disheartened by this great loss. In such a condition, to dig seventy graves in one day was extremely difficult. Even in a state of peace, making so many graves is a very difficult task.

(2) "Dig deep" because in this way the deceased will be much more protected from animals, rain, etc., and there will also be no danger of the grave collapsing.

(3) In case of necessity, more than one person may be buried in a single grave, but it is necessary that the shroud (kafan) be separate for each. However, a woman should not be buried with a non-mahram; though there is no harm in burying a mother and her child together.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2012
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Commentary:
Burying in a spacious grave will be easier and the grave will be protected from collapsing, therefore this is recommended (mustahabb).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2013
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
For details, see Hadith: 2012.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2017
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Knowledge is a distinctive quality of human beings; therefore, among humans, the basis of superiority is knowledge. And the Noble Qur’an is the original source of knowledge; thus, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made it the criterion of superiority.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2020