I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fighting with his sword in the Battle of Uhud, accompanied by our masters Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was exhausted from the battle, he sat on a chair, so I sat in front of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) left foot and placed my hand on his left knee while looking at him. His long, soft, black hair that reached his shoulders and his white face caught my attention, but his face bore the marks of exhaustion from the battle. Then, an unknown man sat in front of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) right foot. I did not know him and did not remember his appearance. He placed his hands on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) right knee. I then placed my hand on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) left knee, and the other man placed his hands on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) right knee. I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Is this the Mahdi?" The Prophet pointed to the man's face and moved his noble head right and left, indicating that he was not the Mahdi and that he did not match the descriptions of the Mahdi that he had mentioned.