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After the cavalry's flanking at Uhud only nine men stayed with the Prophet ﷺ in the rear; he was hurt and his companions were wounded defending him.
After the cavalry's flanking at Uhud only nine men stayed with the Prophet ﷺ in the rear. A stone thrown by Utba ibn Abi Waqqas struck him, breaking his front tooth and cutting his lip, and Ibn Qami'a struck his cheek so two links of the helmet entered it. Talha ibn Ubaydullah (may God be pleased with him) and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas stood firm with him: Sa'd shot till his quiver was empty, and Talha took thirty-five or thirty-nine wounds. Abu Ubayda pulled out the helmet links with his front teeth, Abu Dujana (may God be pleased with him) shielded him with his back from the arrows, and Nusayba bint Ka'b defended him until she took twelve wounds. It is part of the battle of Uhud.
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After the cavalry's flanking only nine men stayed with the Prophet ﷺ in the rear. A stone thrown by Utba ibn Abi Waqqas struck him, breaking his front tooth and cutting his lip, and Ibn Qami'a struck his cheek so two links of the helmet entered it. Talha ibn Ubaydullah (may God be pleased with him) and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas stood firm with him: Sa'd shot till his quiver was empty, and Talha took thirty-five or thirty-nine wounds. Abu Ubayda pulled out the helmet links with his front teeth. Abu Dujana (may God be pleased with him) shielded him with his back from the arrows, and Nusayba bint Ka'b defended him until she took twelve wounds. The entity's records also list Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (may God be pleased with him), Malik ibn Sinan and Mus'ab ibn Umayr among the participants; it is part of the battle of Uhud.
Overview
After the horsemen had outflanked them, only nine men remained with the Prophet in the rearguard. A stone that Utba ibn Abi Waqqas threw at him broke his lower tooth and cut his lip. Ibn Qami'a struck him on the cheek, and two links of his helmet entered it. 1
Those who defended him
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas held firm with him. Sa'd shot until his quiver was exhausted, and Talha was wounded thirty-five or thirty-nine times. Abu Ubayda pulled out the two links of the helmet with his front teeth. Abu Dujana shielded him with his back from the arrows. Nusayba bint Ka'b defended him until she was struck by twelve wounds. 1
The data also includes Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, Malik ibn Sinan and Musab ibn Umayr among the participants; the details are in the source on pages 267–273. This is part of the Battle of Uhud.
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- Occurred at
- Mount Uhud
- Part of
- The Battle of Uhud
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Talha ibn Ubaydullah· Sad ibn Abi Waqqas· Abu Dujana· Nusayba bint Ka'b (Umm Umara)· Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah· Umara ibn Yazid ibn Sakan· Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf· Malik ibn Sinan· Mus'ab ibn Umayr
People and things also explored
The Battle of Uhud· The Battle of Badr· Burial of the Uhud martyrs· Muslim withdrawal to the mountain pass at Uhud· Quraysh· Mus'ab ibn Umayr· Battle over the Quraysh standard at Uhud· Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.267
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Defense of the Prophet at Uhud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/uhud-defense-of-the-prophet/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.