What is the authenticity of the story of Ziyad ibn Al-Sakan, who defended the Prophet on the Day of Uhud and was severely wounded, whereupon the Prophet placed his cheek on Ziyad's leg until he was martyred?
The summary of the story is that the Companion Ziyad ibn al-Sakan defended the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the Battle of Uhud, fighting until he was severely wounded. Then, the Messenger rested his foot on him until he passed away in that position. The has a good chain of narration ( ), and it was reported by Al-Bukhari, Ibn al-Mubarak, Al-Tabari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Mandah, and Al-Bayhaqi. The hadith narrated by Muhammad ibn Ishaq and Al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr ibn Saad ibn Mu'adh is good (hasan). As for Mahmud ibn Amr ibn Yazid ibn al-Sakan, he is mastur (his reliability is not fully established but his narration is accepted), and his hadith is good (hasan) because he is one of the senior Tabi'in. Scholars have unanimously agreed that this hadith is good (hasan), especially since it pertains to sirah (biography) and maghazi (military expeditions).
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