The Ransom of Eleven Men From the Ansaar and Talhah, , For the Prophet,

Shaykh Fadl Elahi Love of the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, And Its Signs © 1997 Invitation to Islam

Chapter: The Second Sign: Total Willingness to Sacrifice One's Person and Wealth for the Sake of the Prophet,

Some of the archers at the battle of Uhud made a mistake, by leaving their positions. A group from the army of the Quraysh of Makkah under the leadership of Khaalid bin al-Waleed came from behind the Muslims. A lapse took place and confusion occurred in the ranks of the Islaamic forces, until only eleven men remained with the Noble Messenger, , and the polytheists had reached the Noble Messenger, , and the eleven men with him.

So what did these true, righteous devotees do to protect their loved one?

Let us read what Imaam an-Nisaa'ee related from Jaabir bin `Abdullaah,, when he said: On the Day of Uhud, when the people had fled, the Messenger of Allah, , was in an area with twelve men from the Ansaar among them was Talhah bin `Ubaydullaah, .

The polytheists came upon them, then the Messenger of Allaah, , turned and said: Who will fight them? Talhahsaid: I will. The Messenger of Allaah, , said: (Stay) as you are. A man came from the Ansaar and said: I (will go), O Messenger of Allaah.

So he said: You (go and fight). So he fought until he died. Then he turned and again the polytheists were there, and he said: Who will fight them? Talha said: I will. The Messenger of Allaah, , said: (Stay) as you are: A man from the Ansaar said: I (will go), O Messenger of Allaah. So he said: You (go and fight). So he fought until he died.

The Prophet, , did not cease to say this; sending one of the men of the Ansaar to fight the same fight as the man before him till he was killed. Until there remained only the Messenger of Allaah, , and Talhah ibn `Ubaydullaah, .

So the Messenger of Allaah, , said: Who will fight them? Talhah replied, I will. So Talha fought the fight of the eleven (who were before him) until his hand was struck and his fingers were cut off and he said (to himself): Feel it.

The Messenger of Allaah, , said: If you had said Bismillaah (in the Name of Allaah), then angels would have lifted you while the people were staring. Then Allaah drove back the polytheists. [Saheeh Sunan an-Nisaa'ee 1/27]

Allaahu Akbar! Eleven of those who loved him sacrificed their souls for their loved one, the beloved of the Lord of the Worlds, , and the twelfth Talhah bin `Ubaydullaah, ; his defence of the Prophet, , was not an easy task. He had fought the fight of the eleven before him and his hand was cut when he protected the Messenger of Allaah, .

Imaam al-Bukhaaree related from Qays who said: I saw the hand of Talhah, , paralyzed while protecting the Prophet, , on the day of Uhud. [Related by al-Bukhaaree 7/359]

By the Lord of Muhammad, , how pure and privileged was this hand, which was paralyzed in defense of the most holy and beloved creation of Allaah, the Most High, and how privileged was its owner!

It was not just his hand that was wounded and paralyzed during the defense of al-Habeeb, al-Kareem, , in fact his whole body was wounded, as he had around seventy wounds.

Imaam Aboo Dawood at-Tayaalisee related from `Aa'ishah, radiyallaahu `anhaa, that Aboo Bakr as-Siddeeq, , said: Then we came to Talhah in a pit in the ground, he had more or less seventy wounds from stabs, arrows, and blows. [Minhat ul-Ma`bood fi Tarteeb Musnad at-Tayaalisee Abee Daawood 2/99. See also Fath ul-Baaree 7/82-83]

Whenever he remembered the day of Uhud, Aboo Bakr as-Siddeeq, , would cry, then say: All of that day was Talhah's day. [See Minhaj ul-Ma`bood 2/99]

May Allaah be pleased with Talhah and as-Siddeeq and all those who truly loved al-Habeeb, al-Kareem,