The companions رضي الله عنهم
Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه
أبو طلحة
A companion who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uḥud and shared his household's food with him.
He shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uḥud
His challenges and choices
- At Uḥud, Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه stood in front of the Prophet ﷺ with his shield and asked him not to raise his head where an enemy arrow might strike him.
His standing in the sources
- When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Connected lives
- Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها
When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
- Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه
When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Sources and accounts
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Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه
He shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uḥud
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3811; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578At Uḥud, Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه stood in front of the Prophet ﷺ with his shield and asked him not to raise his head where an enemy arrow might strike him.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3811When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3811; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3811; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578
Connected accounts
Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها — When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه — When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578