The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) supervised the martyrs’ burial and said: “I bear witness that anyone who is wounded in the way of Allah, Allah will resurrect him with his wound bleeding a liquid which is bloodlike in colour but musk-like in scent.”

Some of the Companions carried their men killed in the war to Madinah, but the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered that they should be sent back to be buried where they were killed. He ordered that they should not be washed but buried as they were after stripping them of their armour and leather clothes. He used to bury every two or three martyrs together in one grave and even join two men in one garment while saying: “Who is the more learned of the Qur’an?” and he would commit him to earth first. He would say: “I bear witness to those on the Day of Resurrection.” He buried both ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Haram and ‘Amr bin Al-Jamuh in one grave due to the affection they used to possess for each other.

They missed the coffin of Hanzalah (radi Allahu anhu); they sought it and found that it was on a spot nearby with water dripping off it. The Messenger of Allah told his Companions that the angels were washing him and said, “Ask his wife”. They asked her, and she confirmed that he had been in a state of ceremonial impurity. That was why Hanzalah was called ‘Ghaseel Al-Mala’ikah’ (i.e. the one washed by the angels).