Abu Talha al-Ansari

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Abu Talha al-Ansari
أبو طلحة الأنصاري
Umm Sulaym
ChildrenAbu Umair bin Abi Talha
Abdullah ibn Abi Talha
OccupationCompanion of Muhammad, warrior & preacher
Religious life
ReligionIslam


Abū Ṭalḥa Zayd ibn Sahl al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī (أبو طلحة زيد بن سهل الأنصاري) was a notable

companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a member of the Anṣār ('The Helpers') from the Banu Khazraj tribe in Medina.[1]
He was widely known as a brave fighter, skilled archer, and dedicated follower of Muhammad.

He pledged allegiance to Muhammad during the Second pledge at al-Aqabah and took part in many significant battles, including Badr, Uhud, and Khandaq.[2] He also served as a horseman in military campaigns and was praised for his valor.

Death

Abu Talha died in the year 34

caliphate of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān.[3]

Legacy

Among those who narrated from him are his stepson Anas ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Qārī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Ṭalḥa (his son), and Isḥāq ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Ṭalḥa (his grandson).[4]

Shuaib al-Arnaʿut referenced a narration by Anas ibn Malik stating that Abu Talha killed twenty enemies in a single battle and was granted their possessions as spoils of war by Muhammad.[5]


References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Islamica
  2. ^ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrá, vol. 3
  3. ^ al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, 2:27
  4. ^ al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, 2:27
  5. ^ Nasir Khalif, Samihah (2019). "أبو طلحة الأنصاري" [Abu Talhah al-Ansari; Narrated by Shuaib Al-Arnaout, in Takhreej Al-Musnad, on the authority of Anas bin Malik, page or number: 12977, its chain of transmission is authentic according to the conditions of Sahih Muslim]. Mawdoo (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 December 2021.