Abu Talhah al-Ansari
أَبُو طَلْحَة الْأَنْصَارِيّAbū Ṭalḥah al-Anṣārī
Biography
Abū Ṭalḥah al-Anṣārī, the stepfather of Anas ibn Mālik and husband of Umm Sulaym, was among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. On the return from Khaybar, when the Prophet's ﷺ camel stumbled and both he and Ṣafiyyah were thrown to the ground, every companion turned away out of modesty toward the Prophet's ﷺ wife, and the moment was so awkward that only Abū Ṭalḥah dared to call out and ask whether the Messenger of Allah was hurt. The Prophet ﷺ answered that he was unharmed, covered Ṣafiyyah with his cloak, and remounted.
Significance
His lone cry of concern when the Prophet ﷺ fell from his camel stands out in one of the sīrah's most human moments.