The Book of Jihad, Expeditions, and Authority-07b
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The reciter: Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Amr, who is Abu Ma'mar al-Minqari, narrated to us, Abd al-Warith narrated to us, Abd al-Aziz, who is Ibn Suhayb, narrated to us from Anas ibn Malik, who said: Sahih Muslim 1811.
The Shaykh : Great tranquility; in this severe and frightening situation, he is overcome by drowsiness. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anfal 8:11]. They say that in war, drowsiness is a sign of strength, steadfastness, and tranquility, and that it is from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Drowsiness in prayer and in gatherings of knowledge is the opposite of that; rather, it is from Shaytan, who wants to divert a person from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer.
On the Day of Uhud some of the people, being defeated, left the Prophet (ﷺ), but Abu Talha stood before him covering him with a shield. Abu Talha was a powerful archer who broke two or three bows that day. When a man would pass by carrying a quiver containing arrows, he would say: Spare them for Abu Talha. Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) raised his head to look at the people, Abu Talha would say: Prophet of Allah, may my father and my mother be thy ransom, do not raise your head lest you be struck by an arrow shot by the enemy. My neck is before your neck. The narrator said: I saw `A'isha bint Abu Bakr and Umm Sulaim. Both of them had tucked up their garments, so I could see the anklets on their feet. They were carrying water-skins on their backs and would pour water into the mouths of the people. They would then go back (to the well), would fill them again and would return to pour water into the mouths of the soldiers. (On this day), Abu Talha's sword dropped down from his hands twice or thrice because of drowsiness.
لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ انْهَزَمَ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُجَوِّبٌ عَلَيْهِ بجحفة، قَالَ : وَكَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ رَجُلًا رَامِيًا، شَدِيدَ النَّزْعِ، وَكَسَرَ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، قَالَ : فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَمُرُّ مَعَهُ الْجَعْبَةُ مِنَ النَّبْلِ، فَيَقُولُ : انْثُرْهَا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، قَالَ : وَيُشْرِفُ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ، فَيَقُولُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، لَا تُشْرِفْ، لَا يُصِبْكَ سَهْمٌ مِنْ سِهَامِ الْقَوْمِ، نَحْرِي دُونَ نَحْرِكَ ، قَال َ: وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَأُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَمُشَمِّرَتَانِ، أَرَى خَدَمَ سُوقِهِمَا، تَنْقُلَانِ الْقِرَبَ عَلَى مُتُونِهِمَا، ثُمَّ تُفْرِغَانِهِ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ، ثُمَّ تَرْجِعَانِ فَتَمْلَآَنِهَا، ثُمَّ تَجِيئَانِ تُفْرِغَانِهِ فِي أَفْوَاهِ الْقَوْمِ، وَلَقَدْ وَقَعَ السَّيْفُ مِنْ يَدَيْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ إِمَّا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِمَّا ثَلَاثًا مِنَ النُّعَاسِThe Shaykh : Great tranquility; in this severe and frightening situation, he is overcome by drowsiness. Allah the Exalted said: