Tarikh (al-Tabari) 1124
The Expedition of Uḥud
[ مَصِيرُ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ ] قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي إسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: لَمَّا أُصِيبَ إخْوَانُكُمْ بِأُحُدٍ، جَعَلَ اللَّهُ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ فِي أَجْوَافِ طَيْرِ خُضْرٍ، تَرِدُ أَنْهَارَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَتَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا، وَتَأْوِي إلَى قَنَادِيلَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ، فَلَمَّا وَجَدُوا طِيبَ مَشْرَبِهِمْ وَمَأْكَلِهِمْ، وَحُسْنَ مَقِيلِهِمْ، قَالُوا: يَا لَيْتَ إخْوَانَنَا يَعْلَمُونَ مَا صَنَعَ اللَّهُ بِنَا، لِئَلَّا يَزْهَدُوا فِي الْجِهَادِ، وَلَا يَنْكُلُوا عَنْ الْحَرْبِ؛ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: فَأَنَا أُبَلِّغُهُمْ عَنْكُمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ: وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ بْنُ الْفَضِيلِ،، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيَدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: الشُّهَدَاءُ عَلَى بَارِقِ نَهْرٍ بِبَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، فِي قُبَّةٍ خَضْرَاءَ، يَخْرُجُ عَلَيْهِمْ رِزْقُهُمْ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي مَنْ لَا أَتَّهِمُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ: وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ فَقَالَ: أَمَا إنَّا قَدْ سَأَلْنَا عَنْهَا فَقِيلَ لَنَا: إنَّهُ لَمَّا أُصِيبَ إخْوَانُكُمْ بِأُحُدٍ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ فِي أَجْوَافِ طَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ، تَرِدُ أَنْهَارَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَتَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا، وَتَأْوِي إلَى قَنَادِيلَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ، فَيَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهِمْ اطِّلَاعَةً فَيَقُولُ: يَا عِبَادِي، مَا تَشْتَهُونَ فَأَزِيدَكُمْ ؟ قَالَ: فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا لَا فَوْقَ مَا أَعْطَيْتنَا، الْجَنَّةُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْنَا قَالَ: ثُمَّ يَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اطِّلَاعَةً، فَيَقُولُ: يَا عِبَادِي، مَا تَشْتَهُونَ، فَأَزِيدَكُمْ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: رَبَّنَا لَا فَوْقَ مَا أَعْطَيْتنَا، الْجَنَّةُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْنَا قَالَ: ثُمَّ يَطَّلِعُ عَلَيْهِمْ اطِّلَاعَةً، فَيَقُولُ: يَا عِبَادِي، مَا تَشْتَهُونَ فَأَزِيدَكُمْ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: رَبَّنَا لَا فَوْقَ مَا أَعْطَيْتنَا، الْجَنَّةُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْنَا. إلَّا أَنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرُدَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا فِي أَجْسَادِنَا، ثُمَّ نُرَدُّ إلَى الدُّنْيَا، فَنُقَاتِلُ فِيكَ، حَتَّى نُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقَيْلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ يَا جَابِرُ ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ؛ قَالَ: إنَّ أَبَاكَ حَيْثُ أُصِيبَ بِأُحُدٍ أَحْيَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: مَا تُحِبُّ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو أَنْ أَفْعَلَ بِكَ ؟ قَالَ: أَيْ رَبِّ، أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي إلَى الدُّنْيَا فَأُقَاتِلَ فِيكَ، فَأُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: وَاَلَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يُفَارِقُ الدُّنْيَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إلَيْهَا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، وَأَنَّ لَهُ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا إلَّا الشَّهِيدُ، فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرَدَّ إلَى الدُّنْيَا، فَيُقَاتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَيُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى
Translation
✧ [The destination of the slain of Uḥud] Ibn Isḥāq said: Ismāʿīl b. Umayyah narrated to me, from Abū al-Zubayr, from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said: The Messenger of God ﷺ said: When your brothers were struck down at Uḥud, God placed their souls in the crops of green birds that come to the rivers of Paradise, eat of its fruits, and take shelter in lanterns of gold in the shade of the Throne. When they found the pleasantness of their drink and food and the beauty of their resting place, they said: Would that our brothers knew what God has done for us, so that they would not renounce striving and would not hold back from war. God Almighty said: I shall convey it to them on your behalf. Then God sent down upon His Messenger ﷺ these verses: And do not reckon... Ibn Isḥāq said: Al-Ḥārith b. al-Fuḍayl narrated to me, from Maḥmūd b. Labīd al-Anṣārī, from Ibn ʿAbbās, that he said: The Messenger of God ﷺ said: The martyrs are on the bank of a river at the gate of Paradise, in a green pavilion; their provision comes forth to them from Paradise morning and evening. Ibn Isḥāq said: One whom I do not suspect narrated to me, from ʿAbd Allāh b. Masʿūd, that he was asked about these verses: And do not reckon those who were killed in the path of God as dead; rather, they are alive with their Lord, provided for. He said: We asked about it, and it was said to us: When your brothers were struck down at Uḥud, God placed their souls in the crops of green birds that come to the rivers of Paradise, eat of its fruits, and take shelter in lanterns of gold in the shade of the Throne. God Almighty looks down upon them with a look and says: O My servants, what do you desire that I may increase you? They say: Our Lord, there is nothing above what You have given us; Paradise—we eat from it wherever we wish. He said: Then God looks down upon them with a look and says: O My servants, what do you desire that I may increase you? They say: Our Lord, there is nothing above what You have given us; Paradise—we eat from it wherever we wish. He said: Then He looks down upon them with a look and says: O My servants, what do you desire that I may increase you? They say: Our Lord, there is nothing above what You have given us; Paradise—we eat from it wherever we wish. Except that we would love that You return our souls to our bodies, then we are returned to this world, and we fight for Your sake until we are killed once more. Ibn Isḥāq said: Some of our companions narrated to me, from ʿAbd Allāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿAqīl, who said: I heard Jābir b. ʿAbd Allāh say: The Messenger of God ﷺ said to me: Shall I give you good tidings, O Jābir? He said: I said: Yes, O Prophet of God. He said: Your father, when he was struck down at Uḥud, God Almighty brought him to life, then said to him: What do you love, O ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAmr, that I should do for you? He said: O Lord, I love that You return me to this world so that I may fight for Your sake and be killed once more. Ibn Isḥāq said: ʿAmr b. ʿUbayd narrated to me, from al-Ḥasan, who said: The Messenger of God ﷺ said: By Him in whose hand is my soul, there is no believer who departs this world but loves to return to it for a single hour of the day—even if he had this world and all that is in it—except the martyr, for he loves to be returned to this world, to fight in the path of God, and to be killed once more.
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