Mukhtasar Muslim

´Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that´ on the day of Uhud, people, having been defeated, fled and left the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood as a shield in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was a very skilled archer; two or three of his bows broke that day. Whenever someone came out with a quiver of arrows, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would say to him, "Keep these arrows for Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him)." When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would raise his head to look at the disbelievers, Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) would say, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! May my parents be sacrificed for you, do not raise your head, lest any arrow of the disbelievers strike you. My chest is in front of your chest (i.e., Abu Talhah had put his chest forward so that if any arrow came, it would hit him)." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I saw Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha bint Abi Bakr and Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with them), both of them had lifted their clothes (as one does while working), and I could see the anklets on their shins. Both of them would bring water skins on their backs, then give water to the people, then go back, fill them, bring them again, and give water to the people." And from the hand of Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), the sword fell two or three times due to drowsiness.