TALHA IBN 'UBAIDULLAH (MAY ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH HIM)

Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah ibn 'Uthmaan (R) was also amongst those who were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes and he was among of the first people to embrace Islam. In fact Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (May Allah be pleased with him) invited him to Islam. Talha was also known as Talha -tu-Al-Khair and Talha-tu-Al-Fayaad.

He fought with bravery alongside the Messenger of Allah(May Allah Honour him and Grant him Peace) in the Battle of Uhud and he shielded the Prophet peace be upon him from arrows with his own body so much so that his arm was severely wounded and crippled. And he carried the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him on his back until they climbed a large boulder. Talha also fought in all of the battles that followed and he swore his allegiance to the Prophet at Bay'a-tu-Ar-Ridwaan.  

Brief Biography

The Virtues Of Talha Ibn 'Ubaid-Allah Ibn 'Uthmaan

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Musa ibn Talha who said that his father (Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah ibn 'Uthmaan) said: "The Messenger of Allah named me Talhatu-Al-Khair (Talha-the-Good) on the day of the Battle of Uhud. (And he named me) Talhatu-Al-Fayaad (Talha-the-Generous) on the day of the Battle of Al-'Usrah and (he named me) Talhatu-Al-Juwd (Talha-the-Generous) on the day of the Battle of Hunayn."

And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of 'Uqba ibn 'Alqama who said: "I heard 'Ali ibn Abee Taalib say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say with my own ears: 'Talha and Az-Zubair will be next to me in Paradise.'"

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Qais ibn Haazim who said: "I saw the hand of Talha which he used to shield the Prophet peace be upon him (against arrows in the Battle of Uhud) and it was crippled."

And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of Jaabir ibn Abd-Allah (May Allah be pleased with him) who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say: 'Whoever wants to look at a martyr walking on the face of the earth then let him look at Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah." ^[1]

Full Name

Talha ibn 'Ubaidullah b. 'Uthman b. 'Amr b. Ka'b b. Sa'd b. Taym b. Murrah b. Ka'b b. Lu'ayy

Parents

'Ubaidullah b. 'Uthman b. 'Amr / as-Sa'bah bint al-Hadrami

Siblings

'Uthman bin 'Ubaidullah

Birth Date/Place

28 BH/596 CE (Makkah)

Death Date/Place

36 AH/656 CE (Medinah)[ Martyred(Jamal) ]

Places of Stay

Makkah/Medinah

Area of Interest

Recitation/Quran, Narrator [ ع - صحابة ], Commander

Spouse(s)

Hamnah bint Jahsh, Khawla bint al-Qa'Qa', Umm Aban bint 'Utba b. Rabi'a, Umm Khultum bint Abi Bakr, Suada bint 'Auf al-Murriya, al-Jarba' bint Qasama al-Tayyi'

Children

Muhammad As-Sajjad ibn Talha, 'Imran ibn Talha, Musa ibn Talha, Ya'qub ibn Talha, Isma'il ibn Talha, Ishaq ibn Talha, Zakariyya bin Talha, Yusuf ibn Talha, 'Aisha bint Talha, 'Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Yahya ibn Talha, Umm Ishaq

Teachers/Narrated From

Muhammad (May Allah Honour him and Grant him Peace), Abu Bakr As-Siddique, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab

Students/Narrated By

Muhammad As-Sajjad ibn Talha, 'Imran ibn Talha, Musa ibn Talha, Isma'il ibn Talha, 'Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Yahya ibn Talha, 'Aisha bint Talha, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Uthman, al-Sa'ib bin Yazid bin Akht Namr, Rabi'a bin 'Abdullah bin al-Hudayr, 'Abdullah ibn Shaddad, Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman, Qays bin Abi Hazim, Malik bin Aws bin al-Hadathan, Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi, Malik bin Abi 'Amir, Others

Narrations

Sahih Bukhari: 4    Sahih Muslim: 5 ^[2]

References

[1] http://www.pbuh.us/prophetMuhammad.php?f=Re_10_TalhaIbnUbaidAllah

[2] http://www.muslimscholars.info/