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Sahih al-Bukhari, 1351
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Narrated Jabir:

When the time of the Battle of Uhud approached, my father called me at night and said, "I think that I will be the first amongst the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) to be martyred. I do not leave anyone after me dearer to me than you, except Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 's soul and I owe some debt and you should repay it and treat your sisters favorably (nicely and politely)." So in the morning he was the first to be martyred and was buried along with another (martyr). I did not like to leave him with the other (martyr) so I took him out of the grave after six months of his burial and he was in the same condition as he was on the day of burial, except a slight change near his ear.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا حَضَرَ أُحُدٌ دَعَانِي أَبِي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ مَا أُرَانِي إِلاَّ مَقْتُولاً فِي أَوَّلِ مَنْ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَإِنِّي لاَ أَتْرُكُ بَعْدِي أَعَزَّ عَلَىَّ مِنْكَ، غَيْرَ نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَإِنَّ عَلَىَّ دَيْنًا فَاقْضِ، وَاسْتَوْصِ بِأَخَوَاتِكَ خَيْرًا‏.‏ فَأَصْبَحْنَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ قَتِيلٍ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَهُ آخَرُ فِي قَبْرٍ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَطِبْ نَفْسِي أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ مَعَ الآخَرِ فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُهُ بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ، فَإِذَا هُوَ كَيَوْمِ وَضَعْتُهُ هُنَيَّةً غَيْرَ أُذُنِهِ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 23, Hadith 105
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 434 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Martyrs have a lofty standing with Allah, May He be Exalted; and the ones of Uhud had a great position in the hearts of The Prophet ﷺand Muslims, and held great honors with Allah, The Almighty after their death[s]. In this hadeeth, Jaabir ibn ʿAbdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reports that when the time for the Battle of Uhud drew near - which was during the month of Shawwaal in the third year after Hijrah and Uhud is one of the well-known mountains of al-Madeenah- his father, ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAmr ibn Haraam (may Allah be pleased with him) summoned him at night and said: ‘I think that I will be amongst the first of the Prophet’s Companions to be martyred.’ It was said: that the reason he thought that was because he had seen it in his dreams. ‘And I do not leave [anyone] after me more precious to me than you, except for the soul of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ This is a preference for the Prophet ﷺ,as his love for him was greater than for wealth or children. Then, he informed and urged him to take care of the debts he owed and ordered him to repay it for him. This is from the habit of the righteous, so it is necessary for whoever feels that their life is near an end to make known what rights people have over him and prescribe that they be made up. Then, he urged his son to take care of his sisters, [treat them well], and ensure that their needs are met. It was said: that Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) had nine sisters. It has been said that he had more sisters than that. Jaabir said: “We woke up in the morning”, [here] he is referring to [waking up] on the day of the battle. And ʿAbdullah ibn Haraam was the first to be killed in the Battle of Uhud. He was buried with another man in a single grave [thereafter]. It was said that the other individual [buried with him] was ʿAmr ibn al-Jamooh (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a friend of his father. However, Jaabir’s soul was not content, and his heart was not settled knowing that his father was buried with others in a single grave. So, he removed him from his grave after six months [had passed]. His [father’s] exhumation from his grave was done with the Prophet’s knowledge and permission, and Jaabir didn’t find any change to the body of his father, ʿAbdullah, after six months had passed since his burial, other than a small place near his ear that had changed [a bit]. This is one of the great honors that Allah has given him. From the other benefits that we can conclude from this hadeeth is that it highlights the strength of ʿAbdullah ibn Haraam’s faith and demonstrates the intensity of his love for the Prophetﷺ; because he did not give preference to anyone over his love for him ﷺ, even if it was his own son. It shows the permissibility of putting two [dead] men together in a single grave. It highlights the permissibility of exhuming the deceased from their graves after they have been buried, if there is a legitimate reason [to do so] And lastly, it shows some of the great honorsʿAbdullah ibn Haraam (may Allah be pleased with him) had, and that Allah preserved his body even after his death. .
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