Anas ibn an-Nadr

Anas ibn al-Nadr ibn Dhimam, and his genealogy has been mentioned in the biography of Anas ibn Malik. This Anas is the uncle of Anas ibn Malik, a servant of the Prophet ﷺ who was killed as a martyr on the Day of Uhud.

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Saraya ibn Ali al-Baladi, and others, informed us with their isnad from Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari. He said: Amr ibn Zurara informed us, Ziyad informed me, Humayd al-Tha'ili informed me from Anas ibn Malik, from his uncle Anas ibn al-Nadr, and he was named Anas: My uncle missed the Battle of Badr, so he said: O Messenger of Allah, I missed the first battle you fought against the polytheists, and by Allah, if Allah witnesses my fighting against the polytheists, He will see what I do. When the Day of Uhud came, the Muslims were revealed, so he said: O Allah, I excuse myself to You for what these people have done, meaning: the Muslims, and I am pure to You for what these people have brought, meaning: the polytheists. Then he advanced, and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh confronted him, so he said: O Sa'd, this is Paradise, and the Lord of Anas, I find