Abu Talha al-Ansari

Abū Ṭalḥa, Zayd ibn Sahl ibn al-Aswad ibn Ḥarām al-Khazrajī, was a renowned Companion of the Prophet Muḥammad and one of the Anṣār (the ‘Helpers’) of Medina.[1] He was from Banu Khazraj, which after the Hijrah came to be known as the Ansar. He was mostly known as a valiant fighter and skilful archer of the early Islamic period. Abū Ṭalḥa was known to have been a horseman of the Prophet[2] and was at the Prophet's side during the oath of allegiance at al-ʿAqaba and in the battles of Badr, Uḥud and Khandaq.[3]

He died at the age of 70 in the year 34/654 in Medina. Those who narrated from him include: Anas ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas, 'Abd Allah ibn Abu Talha, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Qari, Ishaq ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Talha, the last of whom was his son.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopaedia Islamica
  2. ↑ Thiqat Ibn Ḥibbān, volume 3
  3. ↑ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrá, 3
  4. ↑ Al-Dhahabi, Siyar a'lam al-nubala', 2:27
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