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.

183 companions

Salma and Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi

The Hands That Served the Prophet's House

Abu Rafi al-Qibti

The Man Inside the Prophet's Home

Abu Muwayhibah

The Witness of the Final Choice

Thawban ibn Bujdud

The One Who Could Not Bear to Be Apart

Safina

The Man Who Spoke to a Lion

Julaybib

From Me, and I Am From Him

Zahir ibn Haram

Priceless in the Sight of Allah

Umm Mahjan

The Woman Who Cleaned the Masjid

Bishr ibn al-Baraa

The One Who Ate Beside the Prophet

Al-Baraa ibn Ma'roor

The First Hand in the Pledge

Al-Baraa ibn Aazib

The Boy Who Watched, and Remembered

Umayr ibn Sa'd al-Ansari

One of a Kind

Zayd ibn al-Arqam

The Truthful Witness

Fatima bint Qays

The Woman Whose Case Shaped a Law

Usama ibn Zayd

The Beloved, Son of the Beloved

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As

The One Who Preserved the Sunnah

Urwa ibn az-Zubayr

The First Historian of Islam

Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr

The Last One Standing

Abdullah ibn Umar

The One Who Followed Every Footstep

Qutham ibn Abbas

The Prophet's Likeness

Ubaydullah ibn Abbas

The Generous Younger Brother

Al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas

The Rider Behind the Prophet

Abdullah ibn Abbas

The Scholar of the Ummah

The Four Abdullahs

The Keepers of the Knowledge

Abdullah ibn Ja'far

The Son of the Man of Two Wings

Umm Kulthum bint Ali

Granddaughter of the Prophet

Zaynab bint Ali

A Voice of Courage

Loving Husayn and the Question of Yazid

A Sunni Reflection on Love and Hate

Husayn ibn Ali

Redefining Victory at Karbala

Hasan ibn Ali

The One Who Brought Them Together

Ammar ibn Yasir

The Son of the First Martyrs

Tamim al-Dari

The Palestinian Companion

Jarir ibn Abdullah

The Yusuf of this Ummah

Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai

From a Christian Chief to a Companion

Abbad ibn Bishr

The Friend of the Qur'an

Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas

The Voice of the Prophet

Zayd ibn al-Khattab

The Silent Giant

Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid

From False Prophet to Martyr

Ka'b ibn Zuhayr

The Poet of the First Burda

Thumama ibn Uthal

The King Who Was Tied to a Pillar

Muhammad ibn Maslama

The Knight of the Prophet

Umayr ibn Wahb and Safwan ibn Umayyah

Two Cousins Who Came to Kill and Stayed to Believe

The Children of Ta'if

The Ones He Refused to Curse

Abu Mahdhura

The Boy Who Mocked the Adhan

Abu Bakra

The Freed Slave of Allah

The Jinn Who Believed

The Firsts of the Jinn

Addas of Ta'if

The First Fruit of Ta'if

Mughira ibn Shu'ba

The Prophet's Bodyguard

Urwa ibn Mas'ud

The Chief Who Came Home to His People

Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

The Uncle of the Prophet

The Muslim Family of Abu Lahab

When Allah Guided a House of Enemies

Hakim ibn Hizam

When Money Stopped Mattering

Amina bint Wahb and Halima al-Sa'diyya

The Women Who Carried Him

Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith

The Prophet's Brother

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

The Enemy Who Was Forgiven

Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl

The Son Who Chose a Different Road

Amr ibn al-As

The Mind That Turned to Faith

Hisham ibn al-As

The Better Brother

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

Abu Saeed al-Khudri

The Scholar of Madinah

Rabiah ibn Kab al-Aslami

The One Who Asked for Jannah

Saeed ibn Amir al-Jumahi

The Man Who Carried His Past

Khubayb ibn Adiy

A Prisoner of Many Miracles

Asim ibn Thabit

The One Buried by Allah

Abu Dujana

The Red Bandana

The Companions of the Amwas Plague

Patient in the Face of the Decree

Burayda ibn al-Husayb

The Unlikely Convert

Suraqa ibn Malik

The Bounty Hunter

Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyya

The Woman Who Described the Prophet

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari

A Voice Like No Other

Abu Huraira

The Preserver of Hadith

Tufayl ibn Amr al-Dawsi

The Possessor of Light

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman

The Secret Keeper

Maymunah bint al-Harith

The Blessed One

Safiyya bint Huyayy

A Heart of Gold

Juwayriya bint al-Harith

A Blessing to Her People

Zaynab bint Jahsh

The Longest Arm

Hafsa bint Umar

The One Who Fasted and Prayed

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

Kulthum ibn al-Hadm and Sa'ad ibn Khaythamah

The Hosts of Masjid Quba

Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari

The Orphan Who Never Left

The Martyrs of Mu'tah

The Three Who Carried the Banner

Hanzala ibn Abi Amir and Jameela

Washed by the Angels

Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy

The Son Who Chose the Prophet

Amr ibn al-Jamuh

No Limping in Jannah

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

Asma bint Yazid

The Orator of the Women

Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah

The Martyred Hafidha

Ubayy ibn Ka'b

The Master of the Reciters

Muadh ibn Jabal

The Most Knowledgeable and Beloved

Zayd ibn Thabit

The Scribe of the Prophet

Nusaybah bint Ka'b

The Woman Who Ran Toward the Danger

Hassan ibn Thabit

The Poet of the Prophet

Ka'ab ibn Malik

The One Who Told the Truth

Abdullah ibn Rawahah

The Warrior Poet

Abu Darda

The Wise Man of the Ummah

Salman al-Farsi

Part 1 of 2

The Son of Islam

Salman al-Farsi

Part 2 of 2

The Truth Seeker

Abdullah ibn Salam

The Righteous Rabbi

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

The Host of the Prophet

Al-Bara' ibn Malik

The Underestimated Hero

Ubadah ibn al-Samit

A Man Worth a Thousand Men

Umm Haram bint Milhan

The Martyr of the Sea

Anas ibn Malik

The Servant of the Beloved

Umm Sulaym bint Milhan

Her Dowry Was Islam

Sa'd ibn Ubadah

The Generous Chief

Sa'd ibn Mu'adh

The Man for Whom the Throne Shook

Usayd ibn Hudayr

Transformed by the Quran

As'ad ibn Zurara

The First of Madinah

The Ansar

The Helpers Who Asked for Nothing

The Martyrs of Badr

The Firsts to Fall at Badr

Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah ibn Abi Muayt

The Enemy's Daughter

Zinneera and Aflah

The Tortured Ones

Amir ibn Fuhayra

The Guide on the Hijrah

Anisa, Al-Numan, and Aamir

Those Who Came Home Late

Rayta bint al-Harith

She Set Out for Madinah

Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As

The Dream That Led Him Home

Subay'a al-Aslamiyya

The Question That Became a Ruling

Nuaym ibn Abdullah

The Man Who Redirected History

Ukasha ibn Mihsan

He Beat You To It

Zaynab bint Khuzayma

The Mother of the Poor

Abu Ahmad Abd ibn Jahsh

The Other Blind Companion

Abdullah ibn Jahsh

An Accepted Prayer

Shurahbil ibn Hasana

The Scribe and Commander

Utbah ibn Ghazwan

The Humble Governor

Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah

The Long Road Home

Atika bint Zayd

The Wife of Many Martyrs

Abdullah ibn Hudhafah

The Man Who Would Not Flinch

Khunais ibn Hudhafah

One of the First Twenty

Al-Shifa bint Abdullah

The Healer and the Teacher

Mus'ab ibn Umair

The Man Who Gave It All

Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum

The One for Whom Heaven Spoke

Abu Jandal, Abdullah, and Suhayl ibn Amr

A Family and a Long Road Home

Khawla bint Hakim and Uthman ibn Madhun

The Righteous Couple

Miqdad ibn al-Aswad

The First Horseman

Hamza ibn Abdulmuttalib

The Lion of Allah

Abdurrahman ibn Awf

A Generous Soul

Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah

The Trustworthy One

Sawda bint Zama'a

The One Who Brought Joy

Saalim Mawla Abi Hudhaifa

The Imam of the People of the Quran

Abu Hudhaifa ibn Utbah

The One Who Sought Another Status

Talha ibn Ubaydillah

The Living Martyr

Asma bint Abi Bakr

The Possessor of Two Belts

Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

The Disciple

Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttalib

The Aunt Who Stood Her Ground

Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan

Part 1 of 2

A Dream Come True

Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan

Part 2 of 2

Royalty Redefined

Umm Salama

Part 1 of 2

The Separated Family

Umm Salama

Part 2 of 2

A Legacy of Wisdom

Najashi (Ashama ibn Abjar)

The Righteous King

Jafar ibn Abi Talib

The One With Two Wings

Saeed ibn Zaid

An Answer to His Father's Prayer

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

The Man Who Lived and Died Alone

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

The Voice of the Quran

Saad ibn Abi Waqqas

The Archer Whose Prayers Were Answered

Uthman ibn Affan

Part 1 of 2

The Possessor of Two Lights

Uthman ibn Affan

Part 2 of 2

Selfless Even When Slandered

Zaynab bint Muhammad

The First Daughter

Lubaba bint al-Harith

The First Woman to Believe After Khadijah

Al-Arqam ibn Abil-Arqam

The House of Islam

Suhayb ibn Sinan al-Rumi

The Profitable Trade

Bilal ibn Rabah

The Voice of Certainty

Khabbab ibn al-Aratt

The First to Be Tortured

Sumayyah bint Khayyat

The First Martyr

Zayd ibn al-Haritha

The Beloved of the Beloved

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

Ali and Fatima

Part 1 of 2

The First Family

Ali and Fatima

Part 2 of 2

A Love Built in Poverty

Ali ibn Abi Talib

The First Young Believer

Umm Ayman

The Mother After His Mother

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

The First to Believe

Waraqa ibn Nawfal

The First to Confirm Prophethood

Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufayl

A Nation by Himself

Trendsetters, Revivers, and Strangers

Five Ways to Be Among the First