Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ عَمَّهُ غَابَ عَنْ قِتَالِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ غِبْتُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ قِتَالٍ قَاتَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَئِنْ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدَنِي قِتَالًا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ لَيَرَيَنَّ اللَّهُ مَا أَصْنَعُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْكَشَفَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَهُ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ هَؤُلَاءِ يَعْنِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَلَقِيَهُ سَعْدٌ لِأُخْرَاهَا دُونَ أُحُدٍ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ بِبَغْدَادَ بِأُخْرَاهَا دُونَ أُحُدٍ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ أَنَا مَعَكَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ مَا صَنَعَ فَوُجِدَ فِيهِ بِضْعٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ بِسَهْمٍ قَالَ فَكُنَّا نَقُولُ فِيهِ وَفِي أَصْحَابِهِ نَزَلَتْ { فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ }.
English Translation
Yazid informed us: Humayd informed us, from Anas, that his uncle was absent from the fighting at Badr, and he said, "I was absent from the first battle the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, fought against the polytheists. If Allah lets me witness a battle against the polytheists, Allah will surely see what I do." When the day of Uhud came and the Muslims were routed, he said, "O Allah, I apologize to You for what these," meaning his companions, "have done, and I declare my innocence before You of what these," meaning the polytheists, "have brought." Then he advanced, and Sa'd met him at the rear, this side of Uhud — Yazid said in Baghdad, "at the rear, this side of Uhud" — and Sa'd said, "I am with you." Sa'd said, "But I could not do what he did." Eighty-some wounds were found on him, from sword strikes, spear thrusts, and arrow shots. He said, "We used to say it was about him and his companions that this was revealed: 'Among them is he who fulfilled his vow, and among them is he who awaits.'"