Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صَوْتُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ فِي الْجَيْشِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ فِئَةٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَجْثُو بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الْحَرْبِ ثُمَّ يَنْثُرُ كِنَانَتَهُ وَيَقُولُ وَجْهِي لِوَجْهِكَ الْوِقَاءُ وَنَفْسِي لِنَفْسِكَ الْفِدَاءُ.
English Translation
Husayn ibn Muhammad told us, Sufyan — meaning Ibn 'Uyaynah — told us, from Ali ibn Jud'an, from Anas, that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The voice of Abu Talhah in the army is better than a company of men." He said: And he used to kneel before him in battle, then scatter the arrows from his quiver and say: "My face be a shield for your face, and my life a ransom for your life."