Abd al-A'la bin Abdullah narrates from his father that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited the graves of the martyrs of Uhud and said: "O Allah! Indeed Your servant and Your Prophet bears witness that these are all martyrs, and that whoever visits them and greets them with salam until the Day of Resurrection, they will return his greeting."

Al-Attaf narrates that my maternal aunt told me that she visited the graves of the martyrs. She said: There was no one with me except two boys who were looking after the mount. I greeted the martyrs with salam, and I heard the reply to my greeting. They said: By Allah! We recognize you just as we recognize one another. She said: (On hearing this) a shudder came over me, and I said: O boy! Bring my mule near. Then I mounted and returned. This chain is authentic (sahih) with respect to its Madinan narrators, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.