He  said: “Then I took another one I know (to be good) and I shot with it another man. Then I took a third
I  know and killed a third one. Consequently they climbed down the mountain. I said to myself, ‘this  must  be a blessed arrow.’ I put it in my quiver.” He kept it with him till he died. His children kept it with  them  ever after.
MUTILATION OF THE MARTYRS:
That was the last attack made by the idolaters against the Prophet (Peace be upon him). Being almost  certain of his death, the idolaters returned to their camp and started preparations to go back to
Makkah. Some of them involved themselves in mutilating the killed Muslims, and so did their women.
Women and men cut off the ears, the noses, the genitals of the martyrs. They even cut open their  bellies. Hind bin ‘Utbah — for instance — ripped open the liver of Hamzah and chewed it; but finding it  unpleasant, she spat it out. She even made the ears and noses of Muslims into anklets and necklaces.
Two incidents occurred during the last hours of the fight. Which revealed for certain how far the
Muslims were ready to fight and sacrifice in the way of Allâh:
1. Ka‘b bin Malik said: I was one of those Muslims who fought in Uhud and witnessed the  polytheists’ act of barbarity in mutilating the dead bodies, but I passed them because I couldn’t  stand it. Then I saw an armed stout idolater pass through the Muslims and say: “Gather them up  and combine them in the way that sheep are gathered and slaughtered.” Similarly I saw an  armed Muslim waiting for him. I walked towards them till I stood behind him. Comparing both of  them, I found that the disbeliever was better than the other in arms and figure. I kept on  watching them till they were engaged in single combat. The Muslim thrust at the disbeliever with  his sword that went down his hip and split it into two. When the Muslim unveiled his face, he  said: “What about that, Ka‘b. I am Abu Dujana."
2. Some Muslim women came to the battlefield when the fight was over. Anas said: I saw ‘Aishah  bint Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) with Umm Sulaim. Their garments were gathered  up so I could see their anklets. They carried water bags on their shoulders and emptied them  into the mouths of people. Then they would go back to fill them and come back to do the same.
‘Umar said: “Umm Saleet used to carry water bags to us on Uhud Day.”
When Umm Aiman, who was one of those Muslim women who saw the defeated Muslim fighters  entering Madinah, she started throwing dust at their faces rebukingly saying: “Here is a spinning  wheel,  take it! and give up carrying swords.” Then she raced to the battlefield. There she watered the  wounded. Hibban bin Al-‘Arqa shot an arrow at her, she fell down and her clothes were lifted up.
Seeing  that, the enemy of Allâh, burst into laughter. That sight upset the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon  him), so he gave Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqas an arrow lacking an arrow-head and said “Shoot it”. Sa‘d shot  it,  it pierced the idolater’s throat. He fell down and some parts of his body were revealed. The Messenger  of Allâh (Peace be upon him) then laughed so much that his molars could be seen. Sa‘d avenged her  and Allâh responded to her supplication.
As soon as the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) reached the defile, ‘Ali bin Abu Talib went out  and filled his water container with water from Al-Mihras. ‘Al-Mihras’ is said to be hollow (concaved)  rock  containing plenty of water. It was also said that it is a water spring in Uhud mountain. Anyway, ‘Ali  brought that water to the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) to drink. Finding that it smelt bad  he  refused to drink it, but only washed the blood off his face and poured some of it over his head saying:
Allâh’s Wrath is great on those who besmeared His Messenger’s face with blood.
Sahl said: “By Allâh, I know who washed the wound of the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him)  and  who poured out water for him and what (substances) his wound was treated with: His daughter
Fatimah washed it, whereas ‘Ali poured water out of the container. When Fatimah realized that water  increased the flow of blood, she took a piece of straw mat, burnt it a little and stuck it to the wound so  blood ceased flowing.”
Muhammad bin Maslamah brought him fresh water to drink. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) drank  and supplicated Allâh to provide him with good things. Owing to the wounds and their bad effects on