أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَی بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَذَکَرَ آخَرَ قَبْلَهُ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَمَّا کَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ وَوَلَّی النَّاسُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ فِي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ وَفِيهِمْ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ فَأَدْرَکَهُمْ الْمُشْرِکُونَ فَالْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ مَنْ لِلْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ أَنَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَمَا أَنْتَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّی قُتِلَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا الْمُشْرِکُونَ فَقَالَ مَنْ لِلْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ أَنَا قَالَ کَمَا أَنْتَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا فَقَالَ أَنْتَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّی قُتِلَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ ذَلِکَ وَيَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَيُقَاتِلُ قِتَالَ مَنْ قَبْلَهُ حَتَّی يُقْتَلَ حَتَّی بَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَطَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ لِلْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ أَنَا فَقَاتَلَ طَلْحَةُ قِتَالَ الْأَحَدَ عَشَرَ حَتَّی ضُرِبَتْ يَدُهُ فَقُطِعَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ فَقَالَ حَسِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ قُلْتَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ لَرَفَعَتْکَ الْمَلَائِکَةُ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ ثُمَّ رَدَّ اللَّهُ الْمُشْرِکِينَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3157
It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “On the day of Uhud, the people ran away, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was in one position among twelve men of the Ansar, one of whom was Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah. He said: ‘Who will face the people?’ Talhah said: ‘I will.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Stay where you are.’ One of the Ansar said: ‘I will, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم He said: ‘You (go ahead).’ So he fought until he was killed. Then he turned and saw the idolators. He said: ‘Who will face the people?’ Talhah said: ‘I will.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Stay where you are.’ One of the Ansár said: ‘I will, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .‘ He said: ‘You (go ahead).’ So he fought until he was killed. This carried on, and each man of the Ansar went out to face them and fought like the one before him, and was killed, until only the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah were left. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Who will face the people?’ Talhah said: ‘I will.’ So Talhah fought like the eleven before him, until his hand was struck, and his fingers were cut off, and he exclaimed in pain. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘If you had said Bismillah (in the Name of Allah), the angels would have lifted you up with the people looking on.’ Then Allah drove back the idolaters.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020