Passion for Defending the Holy Prophet (sa)
On the occasion of Ghazwah Hamra-ul-Asad, whilst pursuing the enemy, the Holy Prophet (sa) met Hazrat Talha (ra) bin Ubaidullah. “Talha, where are your weapons?” asked the Holy Prophet (sa). Despite the fact that at the time, Hazrat Talha (ra) had sustained nine wounds to his chest alone from the Battle of Uhud, however he submitted that they were nearby and then quickly went and got hold of his weapons. There were a total of over 70 wounds on his entire body. Hazrat Talha (ra) relates that he was more concerned about the Holy Prophet’s (sa) injuries than his own. He states that the Holy Prophet (sa) came to him and asked where he had seen the enemy. He replied that he had seen them in the low ground area. The Holy Prophet (sa) states that he also thought the same and stated, “As far as the Quraish are concerned, they will never have the opportunity to act in this manner again to the point that that Allah the Almighty shall grant us victory over Mecca through our hands.”
(al-Sirat al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 2, pp. 350-351, Ghazwah Uhud, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2002)