Ibn ʿUyaynah narrated: ʿAlī ibn Zayd reported from Anas:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, ‘Abū Ṭalḥah’s voice in the battle-line is better than an entire unit (1).’

Whenever he stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ, Abū Ṭalḥah would kneel before him and say,
‘My life be ransomed for yours, and my face a shield for your face (2).’

Ḥammād ibn Salamah related—from Thābit—from Anas, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, ‘Abū Ṭalḥah’s shout is more daunting to the idolaters than a detachment of troops.’

Ath-Thawrī narrated—from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl—from Jābir, or Anas:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘Abū Ṭalḥah’s voice in the army is worth more than a thousand men (3).’

Ḥammād ibn Salamah narrated—from Isḥāq ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Ṭalḥah—from Anas:
“On the Day of Ḥunayn the Messenger of Allah ﷺ proclaimed, ‘Whoever kills an enemy combatant may keep his spoils.’ So Abū Ṭalḥah killed twenty men that day and gathered their gear (4).

Hishām narrated—from Ibn Sīrīn—from Anas:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed an animal and had his head shaved. He handed the barber his right side first, which was shaved; then he called Abū Ṭalḥah and gave it to him, then…"