It has been narrated on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) who said: On the Day of Uhud some of the people, being defeated, left the Holy Prophet ﷺ (may peace he upon him), 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 Holy Prophet ﷺ raised his head to look at the people, Abd Talba would say: Prophet ﷺ 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 Aisha bint Abu Bakr (RA) 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 Talhas sword dropped down from his hands twice or thrice because of drowsiness.