It was narrated that Hisham bin ‘Amir said: “On the day of Uhud the people were exhausted. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Dig graves and make them wide, and bury two or three in a grave.’ They said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , who should we ‘put in first?’ He said: ‘Put in first the one who knew the Qur’an most.” (Sahih)