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Riyad as-Salihin, 1507

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

My father called me on the evening before (the battle of) Uhud and said: "I perceive that I shall be among the first from among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) to be martyred, and after him you are the dearest to me. I am under the burden of debt. Pay it and treat your sisters well." Next morning he was among the first to be killed, so I buried him along with another in the same grave. Thereafter, I did not like that I should leave him with another in the grave. So I dug up his corpse after six months and he was in the same condition in which he was on the day when I buried him, except that there was a scratch on his ear. Then I buried him in a separate grave. <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.

وعن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه الله عنهما قال‏:‏ لما حضرت أحد دعاني أبي من الليل فقال‏:‏ ما رآني إلا مقتولا في أول من يقتل من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وإني لا أترك بعدي أعز علي منك غير نفس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وإن علي دينا فاقضِ، واستوصِ بأخواتك خيرًا، فأصبحنا، فكان أول قتيل، ودفنت معه آخر في قبره، ثم لم تطب نفسي أن أتركه مع آخر، فاستخرجته بعد ستة أشهر، فإذا هو كيوم وضعته غير أذنه، فجعلته في قبر على حدة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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Book 16, Hadith 43
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<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) Underlining the Karāmah relevant to ‘Abdullah ibn Harām, the father of Jābir (may Allah be pleased with them both), as he told him that he would be one of those who will be the first to be killed. Also, when he was taken out of his grave six months later, he was just the same as the day he was placed therein, may Allah be pleased with him!<br> 2) The Companions’ perfect love for Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and their preferring him to their own selves, their wives, and their children. May Allah be pleased with all of them.
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