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 2

The First Family

Ali and Fatima

Part 2 of 2

A Love Built in Poverty

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Part 1 of 3

The First to Believe Without Hesitation

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Part 2 of 3

The One Who Set His Own Standard

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Part 3 of 3

There 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 2

The Possessor of Two Lights

Uthman ibn Affan

Part 2 of 2

Selfless 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 2

The Separated Family

Umm Salama

Part 2 of 2

A Legacy of Wisdom

Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan

Part 1 of 2

A Dream Come True

Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan

Part 2 of 2

Royalty 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 2

The Son of Islam

Salman al-Farsi

Part 2 of 2

The 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 4

The Shepherd of the Ummah

Omar ibn al-Khattab

Part 2 of 4

The Opening of Jerusalem

Omar ibn al-Khattab

Part 3 of 4

Ten Quiet Virtues

Omar ibn al-Khattab

Part 4 of 4

The 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 4

The Teacher of a Generation

Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Part 2 of 4

The One Allah Cleared Himself

Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Part 3 of 4

The Love Story

Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Part 4 of 4

The 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 2

The Sword of Allah

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Part 2 of 2

Becoming 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