The Companions
183 lives, retold to move the heart.
The companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, each story told faithfully and written to deepen iman. Free to read, as sadaqah jariyah.
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183 companions
Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers
Five Ways to Be Among the First
Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufayl
A Nation by Himself
Waraqa ibn Nawfal
The First to Confirm Prophethood
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
The First to Believe
Umm Ayman
The Mother After His Mother
Ali ibn Abi Talib
The First Young Believer
Ali and Fatima
Part 1 of 2The First Family
Ali and Fatima
Part 2 of 2A Love Built in Poverty
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
Part 1 of 3The First to Believe Without Hesitation
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
Part 2 of 3The One Who Set His Own Standard
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
Part 3 of 3There Will Never Be Another One
Zayd ibn al-Haritha
The Beloved of the Beloved
Sumayyah bint Khayyat
The First Martyr
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
The First to Be Tortured
Bilal ibn Rabah
The Voice of Certainty
Suhayb ibn Sinan al-Rumi
The Profitable Trade
Al-Arqam ibn Abil-Arqam
The House of Islam
Lubaba bint al-Harith
The First Woman to Believe After Khadijah
Zaynab bint Muhammad
The First Daughter
Uthman ibn Affan
Part 1 of 2The Possessor of Two Lights
Uthman ibn Affan
Part 2 of 2Selfless Even When Slandered
Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
The Archer Whose Prayers Were Answered
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
The Voice of the Quran
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
The Man Who Lived and Died Alone
Saeed ibn Zaid
An Answer to His Father's Prayer
Jafar ibn Abi Talib
The One With Two Wings
Najashi (Ashama ibn Abjar)
The Righteous King
Umm Salama
Part 1 of 2The Separated Family
Umm Salama
Part 2 of 2A Legacy of Wisdom
Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan
Part 1 of 2A Dream Come True
Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan
Part 2 of 2Royalty Redefined
Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttalib
The Aunt Who Stood Her Ground
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
The Disciple
Asma bint Abi Bakr
The Possessor of Two Belts
Talha ibn Ubaydillah
The Living Martyr
Abu Hudhaifa ibn Utbah
The One Who Sought Another Status
Saalim Mawla Abi Hudhaifa
The Imam of the People of the Quran
Sawda bint Zama'a
The One Who Brought Joy
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
The Trustworthy One
Abdurrahman ibn Awf
A Generous Soul
Hamza ibn Abdulmuttalib
The Lion of Allah
Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
The First Horseman
Khawla bint Hakim and Uthman ibn Madhun
The Righteous Couple
Abu Jandal, Abdullah, and Suhayl ibn Amr
A Family and a Long Road Home
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
The One for Whom Heaven Spoke
Mus'ab ibn Umair
The Man Who Gave It All
Al-Shifa bint Abdullah
The Healer and the Teacher
Khunais ibn Hudhafah
One of the First Twenty
Abdullah ibn Hudhafah
The Man Who Would Not Flinch
Atika bint Zayd
The Wife of Many Martyrs
Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah
The Long Road Home
Utbah ibn Ghazwan
The Humble Governor
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
The Scribe and Commander
Abdullah ibn Jahsh
An Accepted Prayer
Abu Ahmad Abd ibn Jahsh
The Other Blind Companion
Zaynab bint Khuzayma
The Mother of the Poor
Ukasha ibn Mihsan
He Beat You To It
Nuaym ibn Abdullah
The Man Who Redirected History
Subay'a al-Aslamiyya
The Question That Became a Ruling
Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
The Dream That Led Him Home
Rayta bint al-Harith
She Set Out for Madinah
Anisa, Al-Numan, and Aamir
Those Who Came Home Late
Amir ibn Fuhayra
The Guide on the Hijrah
Zinneera and Aflah
The Tortured Ones
Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah ibn Abi Muayt
The Enemy's Daughter
The Martyrs of Badr
The Firsts to Fall at Badr
The Ansar
The Helpers Who Asked for Nothing
As'ad ibn Zurara
The First of Madinah
Usayd ibn Hudayr
Transformed by the Quran
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
The Man for Whom the Throne Shook
Sa'd ibn Ubadah
The Generous Chief
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan
Her Dowry Was Islam
Anas ibn Malik
The Servant of the Beloved
Umm Haram bint Milhan
The Martyr of the Sea
Ubadah ibn al-Samit
A Man Worth a Thousand Men
Al-Bara' ibn Malik
The Underestimated Hero
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
The Host of the Prophet
Abdullah ibn Salam
The Righteous Rabbi
Salman al-Farsi
Part 1 of 2The Son of Islam
Salman al-Farsi
Part 2 of 2The Truth Seeker
Abu Darda
The Wise Man of the Ummah
Abdullah ibn Rawahah
The Warrior Poet
Ka'ab ibn Malik
The One Who Told the Truth
Hassan ibn Thabit
The Poet of the Prophet
Nusaybah bint Ka'b
The Woman Who Ran Toward the Danger
Zayd ibn Thabit
The Scribe of the Prophet
Muadh ibn Jabal
The Most Knowledgeable and Beloved
Ubayy ibn Ka'b
The Master of the Reciters
Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah
The Martyred Hafidha
Asma bint Yazid
The Orator of the Women
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Part 1 of 4The Shepherd of the Ummah
Omar ibn al-Khattab
Part 2 of 4The Opening of Jerusalem
Omar ibn al-Khattab
Part 3 of 4Ten Quiet Virtues
Omar ibn al-Khattab
Part 4 of 4The Convert Who Changed Everything
Amr ibn al-Jamuh
No Limping in Jannah
Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy
The Son Who Chose the Prophet
Hanzala ibn Abi Amir and Jameela
Washed by the Angels
The Martyrs of Mu'tah
The Three Who Carried the Banner
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari
The Orphan Who Never Left
Kulthum ibn al-Hadm and Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah
The Hosts of Masjid Quba
Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Part 1 of 4The Teacher of a Generation
Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Part 2 of 4The One Allah Cleared Himself
Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Part 3 of 4The Love Story
Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Part 4 of 4The Beloved of the Beloved
Hafsa bint Umar
The One Who Fasted and Prayed
Zaynab bint Jahsh
The Longest Arm
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
A Blessing to Her People
Safiyya bint Huyayy
A Heart of Gold
Maymunah bint al-Harith
The Blessed One
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
The Secret Keeper
Tufayl ibn Amr al-Dawsi
The Possessor of Light
Abu Huraira
The Preserver of Hadith
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
A Voice Like No Other
Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyya
The Woman Who Described the Prophet
Suraqa ibn Malik
The Bounty Hunter
Burayda ibn al-Husayb
The Unlikely Convert
The Companions of the Amwas Plague
Patient in the Face of the Decree
Abu Dujana
The Red Bandana
Asim ibn Thabit
The One Buried by Allah
Khubayb ibn Adiy
A Prisoner of Many Miracles
Saeed ibn Amir al-Jumahi
The Man Who Carried His Past
Rabiah ibn Kab al-Aslami
The One Who Asked for Jannah
Abu Saeed al-Khudri
The Scholar of Madinah
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Part 1 of 2The Sword of Allah
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Part 2 of 2Becoming the Sword of Allah
Hisham ibn al-As
The Better Brother
Amr ibn al-As
The Mind That Turned to Faith
Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl
The Son Who Chose a Different Road
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
The Enemy Who Was Forgiven
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith
The Prophet's Brother
Amina bint Wahb and Halima al-Sa'diyya
The Women Who Carried Him
Hakim ibn Hizam
When Money Stopped Mattering
The Muslim Family of Abu Lahab
When Allah Guided a House of Enemies
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
The Uncle of the Prophet
Urwa ibn Mas'ud
The Chief Who Came Home to His People
Mughira ibn Shu'ba
The Prophet's Bodyguard
Addas of Ta'if
The First Fruit of Ta'if
The Jinn Who Believed
The Firsts of the Jinn
Abu Bakra
The Freed Slave of Allah
Abu Mahdhura
The Boy Who Mocked the Adhan
The Children of Ta'if
The Ones He Refused to Curse
Umayr ibn Wahb and Safwan ibn Umayyah
Two Cousins Who Came to Kill and Stayed to Believe
Muhammad ibn Maslama
The Knight of the Prophet
Thumama ibn Uthal
The King Who Was Tied to a Pillar
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
The Poet of the First Burda
Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid
From False Prophet to Martyr
Zayd ibn al-Khattab
The Silent Giant
Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas
The Voice of the Prophet
Abbad ibn Bishr
The Friend of the Qur'an
Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai
From a Christian Chief to a Companion
Jarir ibn Abdullah
The Yusuf of this Ummah
Tamim al-Dari
The Palestinian Companion
Ammar ibn Yasir
The Son of the First Martyrs
Hasan ibn Ali
The One Who Brought Them Together
Husayn ibn Ali
Redefining Victory at Karbala
Loving Husayn and the Question of Yazid
A Sunni Reflection on Love and Hate
Zaynab bint Ali
A Voice of Courage
Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Granddaughter of the Prophet
Abdullah ibn Ja'far
The Son of the Man of Two Wings
The Four Abdullahs
The Keepers of the Knowledge
Abdullah ibn Abbas
The Scholar of the Ummah
Al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas
The Rider Behind the Prophet
Ubaydullah ibn Abbas
The Generous Younger Brother
Qutham ibn Abbas
The Prophet's Likeness
Abdullah ibn Umar
The One Who Followed Every Footstep
Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr
The Last One Standing
Urwa ibn az-Zubayr
The First Historian of Islam
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
The One Who Preserved the Sunnah
Usama ibn Zayd
The Beloved, Son of the Beloved
Fatima bint Qays
The Woman Whose Case Shaped a Law
Zayd ibn al-Arqam
The Truthful Witness
Umayr ibn Sa'd al-Ansari
One of a Kind
Al-Baraa ibn Aazib
The Boy Who Watched, and Remembered
Al-Baraa ibn Ma'roor
The First Hand in the Pledge
Bishr ibn al-Baraa
The One Who Ate Beside the Prophet
Umm Mahjan
The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid
Zahir ibn Haram
Priceless in the Sight of Allah
Julaybib
From Me, and I Am From Him
Safina
The Man Who Spoke to a Lion
Thawban ibn Bujdud
The One Who Could Not Bear to Be Apart
Abu Muwayhibah
The Witness of the Final Choice
Abu Rafi al-Qibti
The Man Inside the Prophet's Home
Salma and Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi
The Hands That Served the Prophet's House