The companions رضي الله عنهم
Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه
طلحة بن عبيد الله
A companion whose hand was injured while shielding the Prophet ﷺ.
He shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his hand
His challenges and choices
- Qays reported seeing Ṭalḥah's رضي الله عنه paralysed hand, with which he had protected the Prophet ﷺ.
His standing in the sources
- A report records that, during one battle, only he and Saʿd رضي الله عنه remained with the Prophet ﷺ.
Connected lives
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Bought and freed Bilāl رضي الله عنه and other tortured slaves; brought ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه, az-Zubayr, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf رضي الله عنه, Saʿd and Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنهم to Islam.
- Kaʿb ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه
When he entered the mosque after his repentance was accepted, Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه rose, shook his hand and congratulated him. Kaʿb رضي الله عنه said he never forgot this kindness.
- Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها
Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
Sources and accounts
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Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه
He shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his hand
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3724Qays reported seeing Ṭalḥah's رضي الله عنه paralysed hand, with which he had protected the Prophet ﷺ.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3724A report records that, during one battle, only he and Saʿd رضي الله عنه remained with the Prophet ﷺ.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3722Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3724; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3724; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3722
Connected accounts
Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq — Bought and freed Bilāl رضي الله عنه and other tortured slaves; brought ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه, az-Zubayr, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf رضي الله عنه, Saʿd and Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنهم to Islam.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3653; ; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-MubārakpūrīKaʿb ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه — When he entered the mosque after his repentance was accepted, Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه rose, shook his hand and congratulated him. Kaʿb رضي الله عنه said he never forgot this kindness.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4418Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها — Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731; Ibn Hishām; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī