The story of Hind bint Utbah chewing the liver of Sayyidina Hamzah at the Battle of Uhud:
It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq that Salih bin Kaysan told me that Hind bint Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the women with her began to mutilate the martyred companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, cutting off their ears and noses, until Hind, who had already given her necklaces, anklets and earrings etc. to Wahshi, had made from the severed ears and noses of these martyrs necklaces and anklets. She split open the liver of Sayyidina Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) and began to chew it, but could not swallow it easily, so she spat it out. Then she climbed a high rock and shouted in a loud voice:
“We have repaid you for the Day of Badr; war after war is a fierce one.”
“Regarding Utbah, I had no patience left in me, nor over my brother and his uncle Abu Bakr. I have healed my soul and completed my revenge. Wahshi, you extinguished the fire of my anger, so Wahshi will have a favour upon me for the rest of my life, until my bones decay in the grave.”
Takhrij:
Ibn Ishaq narrated it in
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Its chain is da’if and mursal (it is da’if due to a break in the chain).
Ibn Kathir narrated this story in
, then said:
Musa bin Uqbah mentioned that Wahshi brought the liver of Sayyidina Hamzah out and brought it to Hind, and she chewed it but could not swallow it.
