49/22. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3738 — Talhah at Uhud
The Virtues Of Abu Muhammad Talhah Bin 'Ubaidullah, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Hadith About Talhah’s Sacrifice at Uhud
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3738
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3738
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ابْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ كَانَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ دِرْعَانِ فَنَهَضَ إِلَى صَخْرَةٍ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَأَقْعَدَ تَحْتَهُ طَلْحَةَ فَصَعِدَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى اسْتَوَى عَلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " أَوْجَبَ طَلْحَةُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Az-Zubair Narrated from:
On The Day Of (The Battle Of) Uhud, The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Wore Two Coats Of Mail. He Tried To Get Up On A Boulder, But Was Not Able To, So Talhah Squatted Under Him, Lifting The Prophet (ﷺ) Upon It, Such That He Could Sit On The Boulder. So He Said: 'It (Paradise) Is Obligatory For Talhah.'
[1] This preceded under no. 1692.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3738In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 135English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3738
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3738
This hadith about Talhah describes a moment from the day of Uhud. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was wearing two coats of mail and tried to get up on a boulder but was not able to. Talhah then squatted under him and lifted the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم until he could sit on the boulder. After that, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “It is obligatory for Talhah.” The translation explains this as Paradise being obligatory for him. The core message is Talhah’s service and courage in helping the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at a hard moment. For searches like Talhah Uhud hadith, the explanation should stay with the scene: Talhah helped, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave him this glad word.
What we learn from this hadith
- Talhah physically helped the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at Uhud.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was wearing two coats of mail in the scene.
- Talhah’s action allowed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to sit on the boulder.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave Talhah a glad statement after that act.
