The Hand of Talha (II)

This same account has been mentioned in another narration in Sirat al-Halabiyyah. Qais bin Abu Haazim relates that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, he saw the state of the hand of Hazrat Talha (ra) which had become severely withered as he had placed it in front of the Holy Prophet (sa) to protect him from the arrows. According to one narration, he lost so much blood after an arrow pierced his hand that he lost consciousness. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) sprinkled water on him and he eventually regained consciousness and even then immediately enquired about the Holy Prophet’s (sa) condition. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) informed him that the Holy Prophet (sa) was fine and it was the Holy Prophet (sa) who had sent him to see him. Hazrat Talha (ra) replied:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ کُلُّ مُصِیْبَۃٍ بَعْدَہٗ جَلَلٗ

“All praise be to Allah! After knowing that the Holy Prophet (sa) is fine, every hardship becomes insignificant.”

(al-Sirat al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 2, p. 324, Ghazwah Uhud, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2002)