Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4048
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ ـ يَعْنِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ ـ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ الْمُشْرِكُونَ. فَتَقَدَّمَ بِسَيْفِهِ فَلَقِيَ سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ يَا سَعْدُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ دُونَ
Allāhumma innī aʿtadhiru ilayka mimmā ṣanaʿa haʾulāʾi yaʿnī al-muslimīna wa-abraʾu ilayka mimmā jāʾa bihi al-mushrikūna. fataqaddama bisayfihi falaqiya saʿda bna muʿādhin faqāla ayna yā saʿdu innī ajidu rīḥa al-jannah dūna
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Narrated Anas: His uncle (Anas bin An-Nadr) was absent from the battle of Badr and he said, "I was absent from the first battle of the Prophet (i.e. Badr battle), and if Allah should let me participate in (a battle) with the Prophet, Allah will see how strongly I will fight." So he encountered the day of Uhud battle. The Muslims fled and he said, "O Allah ! I appeal to You to excuse me for what these people (i.e. the Muslims) have done, and I am clear from what the pagans have done." Then he went forward with his sword and met Sad bin Mu'adh (fleeing), and asked him, "Where are you going, O Sad? I detect a smell of Paradise before Uhud." Then he proceeded on and was martyred. No-body was able to recognize him till his sister recognized him by a mole on his body or by the tips of his fingers. He had over 80 wounds caused by stabbing, striking or shooting with arrows
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 4048
- Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)