Defending the Holy Prophet (sa) Despite Injuries

Aisha and Umm-e-Ishaq, who were the daughters of Hazrat Talha (ra), state that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, their father sustained 24 injuries, among which there was a large wound to the head and one of the blood vessels in his leg had been cut. Also, one of his fingers had become incapacitated and the rest of his body was full of wounds and he was in a state of semi-consciousness.

The Holy Prophet (sa) had also sustained injuries; his front two teeth had broken and was also semi-conscious due to the many injuries sustained to his blessed countenance. Hazrat Talha (ra) carried the Holy Prophet (sa) on his back and walked backwards and whenever he encountered an idolater, he would fight against them and continued to walk in this way till they reached a valley and seated the Holy Prophet (sa) with his support. This is a reference from al-Tabqaat-ul-Kubra.

(al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 163, Talha bin Ubaidillah Quraishi, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)