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The Sahaba
89 companions of the Prophet ﷺ, each with an introduction, the small practices of their daily life, and the hadith they rest on.
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- عبد الرحمن بن عوف
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
رضي الله عنهA Makkan merchant who started with nothing in Madinah, built honest wealth and gave generously while fearing it might cost him his reward.
Read his story - عبد الله بن عباس
Abdullah ibn Abbas
رضي الله عنهThe Prophet's young cousin for whom he prayed for understanding of the Book; the great early interpreter of the Quran and a major hadith narrator.
Read his story - عبد الله بن الزبير
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
رضي الله عنهAbdullah ibn al-Zubayr, first child born to the Muhajirun in Medina: devotion, generosity and rebuilding the Ka'ba, with hadith citations.
Read his story - عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
رضي الله عنهDevoted worshipper who wrote down the Prophet's sayings, fasted and prayed to excess, and was taught the middle path of David's fasting.
Read his story - عبد الله بن مسعود
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
رضي الله عنهEarly Muslim and shepherd boy of Mecca whom the Prophet named first among those to learn the Quran from; a jurist, reciter and teacher.
Read his story - عبد الله بن سلام
Abdullah ibn Salam
رضي الله عنهA leading Jewish scholar of Medina who recognised the Prophet on arrival, became Muslim and was named by the Prophet among the people of Paradise.
Read his story - عبد الله بن عمر
Abdullah ibn Umar
رضي الله عنهSon of Umar and brother of Hafsa; renowned for following the Prophet's every action, his night prayer, his generosity and his scrupulous piety.
Read his story - عبد الله بن أم مكتوم
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
رضي الله عنهA blind early convert and the Prophet's second muadhdhin, who taught Quran in Madinah and longed to join the fighting.
Read his story - أبو الدرداء
Abu al-Darda
رضي الله عنهAbu al-Darda al-Ansari, a former merchant who devoted himself to worship, collected the Quran in the Prophet's lifetime and taught in Damascus.
Read his story - أبو أيوب الأنصاري
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
رضي الله عنهThe Ansari whose home received the Prophet on his arrival in Medina; a Badr veteran who kept striving until death at the walls of Constantinople.
Read his story - أبو بكر الصديق
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
رضي الله عنهThe Prophet's closest companion and first caliph, remembered for truthfulness, tender-hearted worship and giving everything for Allah.
Read his story - أبو ذر الغفاري
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
رضي الله عنهOne of the earliest believers, praised by the Prophet as exceptionally truthful, and known for simple living and care for neighbours and workers.
Read his story - أبو دجانة الأنصاري
Abu Dujanah al-Ansari
رضي الله عنهThe Ansari who took the Prophet's sword at Uhud and promised to fulfil its right, and obeyed the wine prohibition at once.
Read his story - أبو هريرة
Abu Hurayrah
رضي الله عنهAbu Hurayrah of Daws, a poor man of the Suffah who stayed beside the Prophet and memorised more hadith than any other Companion.
Read his story - أبو لبابة بن عبد المنذر
Abu Lubabah ibn Abd al-Mundhir
رضي الله عنهAn Ansari of the Aws who fought at Badr, repented sincerely after a serious mistake, and passed on the Prophet's rules to Ibn Umar.
Read his story - أبو موسى الأشعري
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
رضي الله عنهAbu Musa al-Ash'ari of Yemen, whose sweet recitation the Prophet praised, later a judge and governor of Basra and Kufa.
Read his story - أبو قتادة الأنصاري
Abu Qatadah al-Ansari
رضي الله عنهAbu Qatadah al-Ansari, horseman of the Prophet: his hadith on tahiyyat al-masjid, fasting, kindness to animals and paying a debtor's debt.
Read his story - أبو سعيد الخدري
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
رضي الله عنهAbu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ansari youth turned major narrator: his hadith on patience, fasting, charity and the Prophet's modesty, with sources.
Read his story - أبو طلحة الأنصاري
Abu Talhah al-Ansari
رضي الله عنهAbu Talhah al-Ansari, wealthy Ansari husband of Umm Sulaym, known for giving Bayruha in charity, shielding the Prophet at Uhud and fasting.
Read his story - أبو عبيدة بن الجراح
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
رضي الله عنهEarly Muslim named by the Prophet 'the trustworthy one of this Ummah', one of the ten promised Paradise and the commander of the armies of Syria.
Read his story - عدي بن حاتم الطائي
Adi ibn Hatim al-Ta'i
رضي الله عنهAdi ibn Hatim al-Ta'i, chief of Tayy and son of the famously generous Hatim: his questions, charity and keeping his word, with hadith citations.
Read his story - عائشة بنت أبي بكر
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
رضي الله عنهاWife of the Prophet and daughter of Abu Bakr, a leading scholar of the first generation who asked, learned and taught.
Read her story - البراء بن مالك
al-Bara ibn Malik
رضي الله عنهal-Bara ibn Malik, Ansari warrior whose oath the Prophet said Allah would fulfil: humility and reliance on Allah, with hadith citations.
Read his story - الحسن بن علي
al-Hasan ibn Ali
رضي الله عنهThe Prophet's grandson, called a leader of the youth of Paradise, who chose peace and the unity of the Muslims in 41 AH.
Read his story - الحسين بن علي
al-Husayn ibn Ali
رضي الله عنهGrandson of the Prophet and son of Ali and Fatimah, loved by the Prophet as a child and named a chief of the youth of Paradise; killed at Karbala.
Read his story - الخنساء بنت عمرو
al-Khansa bint Amr
رضي الله عنهاal-Khansa bint Amr of Banu Sulaym, Arabia's greatest elegist, who became Muslim and urged her four sons to fight at Qadisiyyah.
Read her story - المقداد بن الأسود
al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
رضي الله عنهal-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad: early convert and horseman at Badr, remembered for loyalty to the Prophet, refusal of flattery and respect for life.
Read his story - الشفاء بنت عبد الله
al-Shifa bint Abdullah
رضي الله عنهاOne of the few literate people in Makkah, she taught writing and ruqya and was among the early women migrants.
Read her story - الزبير بن العوام
al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
رضي الله عنهal-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, the Prophet's disciple (hawari): his courage, trustworthiness with money and reliance on Allah, with hadith citations.
Read his story - علي بن أبي طالب
Ali ibn Abi Talib
رضي الله عنهCousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, among the first to believe, and fourth caliph; remembered for knowledge, courage and steady night worship.
Read his story - عمار بن ياسر
Ammar ibn Yasir
رضي الله عنهAmmar ibn Yasir, tortured with his parents for Islam, early builder of the Prophet's mosque and martyr at Siffin, praised as full of faith.
Read his story - عمرو بن العاص
Amr ibn al-As
رضي الله عنهAmr ibn al-As, a Quraysh strategist who accepted Islam before the conquest of Makkah, led the Dhat al-Salasil expedition and later conquered Egypt.
Read his story - أنس بن مالك
Anas ibn Malik
رضي الله عنهThe Prophet's young attendant for ten years, who reported his conduct with remarkable patience and detail.
Read his story - أسماء بنت أبي بكر
Asma bint Abi Bakr
رضي الله عنهاAsma bint Abi Bakr, Dhat an-Nitaqayn: her service during the Hijrah, hard work, long prayers and generosity, with hadith sources.
Read her story - أسماء بنت عميس
Asma bint Umays
رضي الله عنهاAsma bint Umays, who migrated twice, to Abyssinia and Madinah, and was the wife of Ja'far, Abu Bakr and Ali; narrator of du'a and ruqyah hadith.
Read her story - أسماء بنت يزيد الأنصارية
Asma bint Yazid al-Ansariyyah
رضي الله عنهاEloquent woman of the Ansar who spoke for the women of Medina to the Prophet, narrated dozens of hadith, and is said to have fought at Yarmuk.
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- فاطمة بنت أسد
Fatimah bint Asad
رضي الله عنهاFatimah bint Asad, wife of Abu Talib and mother of Ali, who helped raise the Prophet in her household and emigrated to Madinah.
Read her story - فاطمة بنت محمد
Fatimah bint Muhammad
رضي الله عنهاFatimah, the Prophet's youngest daughter: her patience at home, her closeness to her father and the bedtime dhikr taught to her, with hadith sources.
Read her story - فاطمة بنت قيس
Fatimah bint Qays
رضي الله عنهاA Qurashi woman among the early emigrants, known for her hadith on the Dajjal and for asking the Prophet directly about her rights.
Read her story
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- حفصة بنت عمر
Hafsa bint Umar
رضي الله عنهاHafsa bint Umar, Mother of the Believers and keeper of the first written Qur'an: her fasting, dawn sunnah and love of knowledge, with hadith citations.
Read her story - حمزة بن عبد المطلب
Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
رضي الله عنهHamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle and milk-brother, who fought at Badr and fell at Uhud: courage and loyalty, with hadith citations.
Read his story - حذيفة بن اليمان
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
رضي الله عنهHudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, keeper of the Prophet's secret on the hypocrites, who asked about evil to avoid it and urged Uthman to unite the Quran.
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- جابر بن عبد الله
Jabir ibn Abdullah
رضي الله عنهJabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, a prolific narrator who fought nineteen battles: istikhara, hospitality and care for family, with hadith citations.
Read his story - جعفر بن أبي طالب
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
رضي الله عنهJa'far ibn Abi Talib: cousin of the Prophet, spokesman of the Abyssinian migration, known for feeding the poor and martyred at Mu'tah.
Read his story - جرير بن عبد الله البجلي
Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali
رضي الله عنهChieftain of Bajilah who pledged sincerity to every Muslim, asked the Prophet about the sudden glance, and destroyed the idol house of Dhul-Khalasa.
Read his story - جويرية بنت الحارث
Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith
رضي الله عنهاChief's daughter and Mother of the Believers, remembered for her long morning dhikr and for the freedom her marriage brought her people.
Read her story
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- خباب بن الأرت
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
رضي الله عنهOne of the earliest Muslims, a Meccan blacksmith who endured persecution for his faith and later worried about worldly ease.
Read his story - خديجة بنت خويلد
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
رضي الله عنهاKhadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first Mother of the Believers: her steadying support of the Prophet and her loyalty, with hadith citations.
Read her story - خالد بن الوليد
Khalid ibn al-Walid
رضي الله عنهBrilliant Qurashi cavalry commander who accepted Islam before the conquest of Makkah and was called a sword among the swords of Allah.
Read his story - خولة بنت ثعلبة
Khawlah bint Tha'labah
رضي الله عنهاKhawlah bint Tha'labah, the woman whose plea to the Prophet about her husband led to the opening verses of Surat al-Mujadilah; hadith sources.
Read her story
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- ميمونة بنت الحارث
Maymunah bint al-Harith
رضي الله عنهاMaymunah bint al-Harith, the last wife of the Prophet, a freer of slaves and narrator of ghusl, night prayer and household details; died at Sarif.
Read her story - معاذ بن جبل
Mu'adh ibn Jabal
رضي الله عنهMu'adh ibn Jabal, the young Ansari scholar sent to teach Yemen: his night prayer, the du'a taught to him, his learning, and hadith sources.
Read his story - مصعب بن عمير
Mus'ab ibn Umayr
رضي الله عنهWealthy Meccan youth who gave up comfort for Islam, carried the Quran to Medina as its first teacher there, and died holding the banner at Uhud.
Read his story
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- سعد بن أبي وقاص
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
رضي الله عنهSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: early convert, Prophet's archer at Uhud and conqueror of Persia, known for answered du'a, loyalty to his mother and a quiet life.
Read his story - سعد بن معاذ
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
رضي الله عنهSa'd ibn Mu'adh, chief of the Aws, whose conversion brought his clan to Islam and at whose death the Throne of Allah shook.
Read his story - سعد بن عبادة
Sa'd ibn Ubadah
رضي الله عنهChief of the Khazraj and an early Ansari leader, famed for generosity, for charity in his mother's name, and for his loyalty to the Prophet at Badr.
Read his story - صفية بنت عبد المطلب
Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib
رضي الله عنهاThe Prophet's paternal aunt, sister of Hamza and mother of al-Zubayr, an early believing woman of Banu Hashim remembered for her steadfastness.
Read her story - صفية بنت حيي
Safiyyah bint Huyayy
رضي الله عنهاA noblewoman of Banu al-Nadir who accepted Islam after Khaybar, was freed and married by the Prophet, and became a Mother of the Believers.
Read her story - سعيد بن زيد
Sa'id ibn Zayd
رضي الله عنهOne of the ten promised Paradise, an early believer, son of the monotheist Zayd ibn Amr, and a fearless witness for truth and justice.
Read his story - سلمان الفارسي
Salman al-Farisi
رضي الله عنهSalman al-Farisi, the Persian seeker who found Islam: his balance in worship, daily etiquette and du'a, with hadith citations.
Read his story - سودة بنت زمعة
Sawda bint Zam'ah
رضي الله عنهاEarly Muslim and the Prophet's wife after Khadijah, remembered for giving her day to Aisha to please him.
Read her story - صهيب الرومي
Suhayb al-Rumi
رضي الله عنهEarly believer, kidnapped as a child and raised among the Romans, who gave up his fortune for faith and narrated the believer's way with ease and hardship.
Read his story - سمية بنت خياط
Sumayyah bint Khayyat
رضي الله عنهاEarly believer in Mecca who held to Islam under torture and became the first martyr of the Muslim community.
Read her story
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- طلحة بن عبيد الله
Talha ibn Ubaydullah
رضي الله عنهA wealthy early Muslim who shielded the Prophet at Uhud with his own hand and was promised Paradise.
Read his story - ثابت بن قيس بن شماس
Thabit ibn Qays
رضي الله عنهThabit ibn Qays, the Ansari orator of the Prophet who feared for his deeds and was promised Paradise: humility and courage, with hadith citations.
Read his story
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- عبادة بن الصامت
Ubadah ibn al-Samit
رضي الله عنهA leader of the Ansar at Aqabah and Badr who taught Quran and fiqh, and later served as a judge in the Levant.
Read his story - أبي بن كعب
Ubayy ibn Ka'b
رضي الله عنهChief reciter of the Ansar, taught by the Prophet to recite the Quran, and the imam Umar chose to lead the people in Ramadan prayers.
Read his story - عمر بن الخطاب
Umar ibn al-Khattab
رضي الله عنهUmar ibn al-Khattab, al-Faruq and second caliph: his night prayer, justice, generosity and respect for the Book of Allah, with hadith citations.
Read his story - أم عطية الأنصارية
Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah
رضي الله عنهاAn Ansari woman who joined seven campaigns tending the wounded and who washed the Prophet's daughter; a key narrator of rulings on funerals and Eid.
Read her story - أم أيمن (بركة)
Umm Ayman (Barakah)
رضي الله عنهاThe Prophet's nurse and freed servant, who loved him as a son and wept when revelation ceased.
Read her story - أم حبيبة رملة بنت أبي سفيان
Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan
رضي الله عنهاDaughter of Abu Sufyan who emigrated to Abyssinia, stayed firm in Islam against her father's opposition, and became a Mother of the Believers.
Read her story - أم هانئ بنت أبي طالب
Umm Hani bint Abi Talib
رضي الله عنهاThe Prophet's cousin and sister of Ali who sheltered a man at the Conquest of Mecca and is the main narrator of the Prophet's Duha prayer.
Read her story - أم حرام بنت ملحان
Umm Haram bint Milhan
رضي الله عنهاUmm Haram bint Milhan, Ansari hostess of the Prophet who asked for a place with the sea fighters and died in Cyprus; hadith sources.
Read her story - أم كلثوم بنت محمد
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad
رضي الله عنهاUmm Kulthum bint Muhammad, the Prophet's third daughter: her migration, her marriage to Uthman and the Prophet's tears at her burial.
Read her story - أم سلمة
Umm Salamah
رضي الله عنهاUmm Salamah (Hind bint Abi Umayyah), an early emigrant to Abyssinia and Madinah, then Mother of the Believers known for sound counsel and many hadith.
Read her story - أم سليم بنت ملحان
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan
رضي الله عنهاUmm Sulaym bint Milhan, early Ansari convert and mother of Anas: patient, generous, brave and clear in asking about religion, with hadith citations.
Read her story - أم ورقة بنت عبد الله
Umm Waraqah bint Abdullah
رضي الله عنهاUmm Waraqah bint Abdullah, Ansari reciter of the Qur'an whom the Prophet named the martyr: her household prayer and generosity, with hadith citations.
Read her story - أسامة بن زيد
Usamah ibn Zayd
رضي الله عنهUsamah ibn Zayd, the Prophet's beloved young companion and commander of his last army: fasting, patience and justice in his hadith.
Read his story - أسيد بن حضير
Usayd ibn Hudayr
رضي الله عنهA noble of the Aws, accepted Islam after hearing the Quran, and known for his beautiful night recitation that angels drew near to hear.
Read his story - عثمان بن عفان
Uthman ibn Affan
رضي الله عنهUthman ibn Affan, third caliph and Dhu al-Nurayn: his modesty, open-handed giving, wudu, Quran and night-prayer habits, with hadith sources.
Read his story - عثمان بن مظعون
Uthman ibn Madh'un
رضي الله عنهUthman ibn Madh'un: early convert drawn to asceticism whom the Prophet taught balance, the first emigrant buried in al-Baqi'; hadith sources.
Read his story
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- زيد بن حارثة
Zayd ibn Harithah
رضي الله عنهFreed slave raised in the Prophet's household, an early Muslim and commander martyred at Mu'tah; the only Companion named in the Quran.
Read his story - زيد بن ثابت
Zayd ibn Thabit
رضي الله عنهYoung Ansari scribe of the Prophet who wrote down revelation, later compiled the Quran under Abu Bakr and copied it under Uthman.
Read his story - زينب بنت جحش
Zaynab bint Jahsh
رضي الله عنهاZaynab bint Jahsh, Mother of the Believers: known for working with her hands and giving the income away in charity, with hadith sources.
Read her story - زينب بنت خزيمة
Zaynab bint Khuzaymah
رضي الله عنهاZaynab bint Khuzaymah, known as Umm al-Masakin for her care of the poor, a Mother of the Believers who died only months after marrying the Prophet.
Read her story - زينب بنت محمد
Zaynab bint Muhammad
رضي الله عنهاZaynab bint Muhammad, eldest daughter of the Prophet and Khadijah: loyalty to her husband, patience in hardship and migration, with hadith citations.
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Compiled from public sources and pending scholar review. Spot a mistake? Let us know.