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Talhah ibn Ubaydullah, Shield at Uhud

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Talhah ibn Ubaydullahطلحة بن عبيد الله

Approximate dateMadinah

An early believer who shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his own body at Uhud.

Talhah accepted Islam through Abu Bakr in the first days. At Uhud, when the Prophet ﷺ was exposed, he stood in front of him and caught arrows with his hand until it was crippled. He was known for open-handed charity, earning the name Talhah of goodness. He died in 656 at the Battle of the Camel.

What does the hadith say?

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3747

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MadinahAbu BakrUmar ibn al-KhattabUthman ibn AffanAli ibn Abi TalibAl-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamAbd al-Rahman ibn AwfSa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSa'id ibn ZaydAbu Ubaydah ibn al-JarrahAisha bint Talhah

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaHeracliusAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-AyhamKhosrow IIYazdegerd III

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