Sulayman bin Ayyub narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was a brother-in-law of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through four connections (being married to sisters of his wives): In the marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), while her sister Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr was in the marriage of Sayyiduna Talhah, and from her were born to him Zakariyya, Yusuf and Aishah. Likewise, in the marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyidah Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), while her sister Hamnah bint Jahsh was in the marriage of Sayyiduna Talhah, and from her was born to him Muhammad, who was martyred with his father in the Battle of the Camel. Also, in the marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyidah Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with her), while her sister al-Rifa'ah bint Abi Sufyan was in the marriage of Sayyiduna Talhah. And in the marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyidah Umm Salamah bint Abi Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with her), while her sister Qaribah bint Abi Umayyah was in the marriage of Sayyiduna Talhah, and from her was born to him Maryam bint Talhah.

It is narrated from Talhah bin Musarrif that on the day of the Battle of the Camel, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down beside (the blessed body of) Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), wiped the dust from his head, and then turned to his son Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: "Would that I had died thirty years before this event!"

Al-Hasan al-Basri narrates from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Camel, when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the slain and the severed heads scattered about, he said: "O Hasan! What good can be hoped for after this?" Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I had forbidden you from this matter before you entered into it."

Sufyan bin Uyaynah relates: I asked Amr bin Dinar: "O Abu Muhammad! Did Talhah and al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) pledge allegiance to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: Hasan bin Muhammad told me (and I have never seen anyone more knowledgeable than him) that the two of them went up to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in an upper room and pledged allegiance to him, then came back down.

Suhayl bin Abi Suhayl al-Tamimi narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by the blessed body of Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) after he had been martyred. He stood beside him and said: "By Allah! He was just as the poet said: He was a young man whom wealth drew closer to his friends when he was rich, and whom poverty kept away from them (so as not to be a burden on them); it is as though the Pleiades were set upon his forehead, with the star Sirius on one of his cheeks and the full moon (shining) on the other."

It is narrated from Thawr bin Majza'ah that he said: I passed by Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of the Battle of the Camel while he lay fallen on the ground, drawing his last breaths. I stood beside him, and he raised his head and asked: "I see the face of a man that shines like the moon. Whose companion are you?" I said: "I am one of the companions of the Commander of the Believers, Ali." He said: "Stretch out your hand so that I may pledge allegiance (to Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) upon your hand." I stretched out my hand and he pledged allegiance, and at that very moment his soul departed. Then I went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of what Sayyiduna Talhah had said. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke the truth: Allah Almighty refused that Talhah should enter Paradise except with my pledge of allegiance upon his neck."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from his father that on the day of the Battle of Uhud the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing two coats of mail. He (peace and blessings be upon him) tried to climb onto a rock but could not (because of the weight), so Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) crouched beneath him (as a step) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood upright on the rock. Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Awjaba (Talhah has made Paradise obligatory for himself)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from his father that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Awjaba (Talhah has made Paradise obligatory for himself)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Musa bin Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) slaughtered a camel and dug a well on the day of Dhu Qarad, then fed the people and gave them water to drink. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Talhah! You are indeed al-Fayyad (the abundantly generous one)." Thus his name became well known as "Talhah al-Fayyad". The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Musa bin Talhah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) named me "Talhah al-Khayr" (Talhah of goodness) on the day of the Battle of Uhud, "al-Fayyad" (the overflowing in generosity) in the Battle of al-Ushayrah, and "Talhah al-Jud" (Talhah of munificence) on the day of Hunayn. Mention of the virtues of Muhammad bin Talhah bin Ubaydullah al-Sajjad (may Allah be pleased with him): Muhammad bin Talhah was among the ascetics who strove to the utmost in worship. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek blessing through his person and his supplication, and he was the first person to be given the title "al-Sajjad" (the one who prostrates much) because of the abundance of his prostrations.