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«قال أنس: كان رسول الله أحسن الناس وأجود الناس وأشجع الناس، ولقد فزع أهل المدينة ذات ليلة فانطلق ناس قبل الصوت فتلقاهم رسول الله راجعاً وقد سبقهم إلى الصوت، وهو على فرس لأبي طلحة عرى في عنقه السيف وهو يقول: لم تراعوا، لم تراعوا؛ وجدناه بحراً — أو إنه لبحر»
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Summary
A report of Anas ibn Malik (may God be pleased with him) in the chapter on the Prophet ﷺ's courage, in the Book of Virtues of Sahih Muslim: he was first to reach the source of the alarm on Abu Talha's horse, with his sword on his neck. It is the best-known scene of his courage in the collections. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Anas ibn Malik, Abu Talha al-Ansari and the Prophetic description.
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Bukhari 3547 — Anas's description of the Prophet· Muslim 2309 — I served him ten years; he never said 'uff' to me· Muslim 2330 — Radiant of colour, his sweat like pearls· Muslim 2347 — His appearance, mission age, and age at death· Hadith· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and Ansar
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- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2307 — The bravest of people; the night fright of Medina”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2307/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.