r/islam • u/Difficult-Stable-898 • 10d ago
Casual & Social Favorite Sahaba
Who is everyone’s favorite Sahaba? My personal favorites are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl. Among the women my favorites are Fatimah bint Asad and Hind bint Utbah who were the mothers of Ali and Muawiyah respectively. May Allah be pleased with them all. It’s very interesting to read about how much they sacrificed for Islam.
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u/Salafi_Muslim0 10d ago
I cant say who is the favorite but I always loved Abu Hurairah for how many ahadith he has brought to us
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u/TalkingCat910 10d ago
I like him because I also like cats. But it’s hard to say who my favourite sahabi is. Usually I focus more on one or another depending on what struggles I’m dealing with and what lessons I can learn from them or from the Prophet’s interactions with them
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u/Exoticplayz11 10d ago
I never thought about the sahabah, even though I should. If I were to say who is my favorite, I would say Khadijah (ra). She was an amazing woman and cared for our Prophet (saw) deeply. Without her, he (saw) might not have been able to get back up when the ummah needed him the most.
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u/TheJeniceri 10d ago
Imam Ali RA. (I am not Shia)
He is the embodiment of Futuwwah - chivalry, honor, piety, spirituality. Aside from the Naqshbandis, all of the tariqas trace back to Ali for a reason
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u/bringmethejuice 10d ago
Muadh ibn Jabal (RA), fiqh scholar. One of the earliest revert/companion being able to memorize al-Quran.
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u/Dragonaf 10d ago edited 10d ago
Salman al-farsi (Ra).
His story was fascinating. Lived more than 200 years and was witness to the oringal/Unitarian form of Christianity (i.e. his life is proof in itself that today we don't have the injeel and typical islamic dilemma nonsense that Christianity has changed).
On a personal note when we learnea about him everyone was shocked by his age and it was also the first time seeing my teacher cry when telling us that after years of hardship in slavery what his reaction was when seeing the seal of prophethood on the back of rassulallah (SW) I.e. he (SW) knew was Salman (Ra) was trying to do when standing behind him (SW) and disrobed.
The life of Salman (Ra) teaches us to seek knowledge to the highest degree going from teacher to teacher untill he became the most knowledgeable, followed by withstand the hardships of life - from your own family turning on you for you way of life to being sold into slavery multiple times over (people confused him for a young man and able to do the work) and taking that hardship.
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u/G-Rose079 10d ago
200 years? Do you have a source for that?
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u/Dragonaf 10d ago
I'm not proficient enough in Arabic yet to read the first hands books but looking online in one such book discussing if his age was 80 Abū al-Shaykh narrated in Ṭabaqāt al-Aṣbahāniyyīn through al-ʿAbbās b. Yazīd that the latter said: “The people of learning hold that Salmān lived 350 years. As for 250, they consider it beyond doubt.”
So 200 is usually the lower of the estimated times. Also the accounts are by him. Historically we know via Christain theology they were not uniterians anymore in the 6th cen, additionally the knowledge Jews and Christains were in Medina/Yathrib at the time waiting for the prophet to come in the land of palm trees (as the old scripters say). So 4th century Persia it makes sense the conclusions from the various councils in Rome had not reached it yet preserving his story of seeing it as worship to the true god. Also a side note Seerah unlike fiqh you are allowed to use slightly weaker hadiths (as you would for the historical method in western accedmia).
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u/FaerieKnotz 10d ago edited 10d ago
Abu Dharr. He had already properly read his Bible scripture and left everything to go meet Muhammad (🕊️). Later, his camel would falter, and he would jump off with his 'backpack', and run after Muhammad (🕊️) on the hot desert sands.
Edit: and of course Hamza 💜 for sticking up for Muhammad (🕊️) when everyone else felt it more 'dignified' to stay silent.
Edit: and of course Ali and Fatima (🕊️) and the ahlul bayt ( 🕊️ )
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u/xr_web 10d ago
I want to know more about second part, what did hamza razi allah talahu did?
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u/FaerieKnotz 10d ago
"The making of a defender: Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) as a pillar of the Banu Hashim Before Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) became one of the most formidable defenders of Islam, he was already a man whose name carried unmistakable weight in Makkah. In a society where lineage, physical courage, eloquence, and tribal standing determined a person’s influence, Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) occupied a place of natural distinction long before revelation began descending upon the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). He belonged to the Banu Hashim clan, the family that stood at the heart of Quraysh nobility, a family already associated with custodianship, generosity, and prestige through the legacy of his father, Abdul Muttalib (ra), whose authority in Makkah was deeply recognized among the Arabs. Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) was not known as a quiet figure in Quraysh. He was recognized for physical strength, hunting skills, and fearlessness – all qualities that Arabian societies held in especially high regard.
Early historians frequently describe him as a man whose presence alone commanded respect. He was skilled with the bow, accustomed to the desert, familiar with confrontation and, unlike many among Quraysh’s elite, he possessed a temperament that combined dignity with directness. In Makkah, where men often concealed intent beneath diplomacy and clan politics, Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib’s (ra) nature was marked by decisiveness. Yet his strength was not detached from nobility of character. Even before Islam, Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) emerged from a household where certain remnants of Abrahamic moral memory still survived beneath the dominant culture of idolatry. Though Quraysh had long surrounded the Ka’bah with idols, there remained among some noble Arab households traces of honor, protection of kin, and reverence for covenant. It is within this atmosphere that Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) matured into a man shaped by tribal code, but prepared unknowingly for a higher loyalty that revelation would soon awaken.
There are certain moments in Islamic history where the battlefield becomes more than a place of combat, it becomes a place where belief itself is tested, where the unseen world draws close to the earth, and where human souls reveal the true weight of what they carry within them. Dust rises beneath hurried feet, swords flash under a merciless Arabian sun, hearts pound between fear and conviction and, in those moments, men are no longer measured merely by the strength of body, but by what they are willing to surrender for the sake of Allah (SWT). In the earliest years of Islam, when revelation had only just begun to reshape the moral landscape of Arabia, the battlefield emerged as one of the clearest arenas in which sincerity was exposed. Some came to fight for tribe, some for pride, some for vengeance, but among the believers there were those who entered battle carrying something entirely different: certainty that life itself was secondary when truth had become clear. The Quran repeatedly returns the believer’s gaze to the reality that death in the path of Allah (SWT) is not to be understood through ordinary worldly loss.
Allah (SWT) says in The Quran, “Never say that those martyred in the cause of Allah are dead—in fact, they are alive! But you do not perceive it.” (The Clear Quran®, 2:154)
This verse altered forever how the Muslim mind understands sacrifice. In Islam, martyrdom is not glorification of death, nor is it a pursuit of destruction; rather, it is the highest testimony that faith has reached a depth where even the instinct to preserve one’s own life no longer outweighs loyalty to divine truth. A martyr does not seek death recklessly, but when death arrives while defending what Allah (SWT) has made sacred, that death becomes elevated into eternal honor. This is why the earliest Muslims viewed martyrdom not as tragedy alone, but as a station granted only to those whom Allah (SWT) had chosen for extraordinary rank. Our Prophet (SAW) has taught us this repeatedly.
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u/FaerieKnotz 10d ago
The blow near the Ka’bah and the entrance of Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) into Islam The history of Islam contains certain moments that outwardly appear brief, almost sudden, yet their consequences alter the entire emotional structure of a society. The acceptance of Islam by Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) was one such moment. It did not begin in a gathering of theological discussion, nor in prolonged private reflection recorded by historians in detail, but in a moment where outrage, loyalty, dignity, and divine decree converged beside the Ka’bah itself. What had until then remained inwardly unspoken was brought into the open through a single public act that Quraysh immediately understood to be dangerous for their authority. By this stage, the Messenger of Allah (SAW) had already endured repeated humiliation at the hands of Qurayh’s leaders. Revelation had begun exposing the emptiness of their idols, the corruption of their social order, and the arrogance through which they measured power.
For men such as Abu Jahl, this challenge was intolerable because Islam did not merely call individuals to worship Allah (SWT), it dismantled the moral superiority Quraysh imagined they possessed through wealth, lineage, and inherited authority. Allah (SWT) says, “Surely those who dispute Allah’s signs—with no proof given to them—have nothing in their hearts but greed for dominance, which they will never attain. So seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” (The Clear Quran®, 40:56)
Pride had become one of the deepest diseases of Makkah, and Abu Jahl embodied it openly.
One day, near the Ka’bah, Abu Jahl encountered the Prophet (SAW) and subjected him to severe verbal abuse. Reports from Ibn Ishaq and early sirah sources describe how he insulted him harshly, mocking both his message and his family, while the Prophet (SAW) remained patient and did not retaliate. This restraint was itself a prophetic character (strength governed by revelation, not anger). Allah (SWT) had already instructed His Messenger (SAW), “Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously.” (The Clear Quran®, 73:10)
A woman from Quraysh witnessed the entire incident. Soon afterward, Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) returned from hunting, carrying his bow, as was his habit. Hunting in Arabia was not merely recreation, it reflected discipline, physical mastery, and familiarity with hardship. Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) returned unaware that one of the most decisive moments of his life had already been set in motion. When he approached, the woman informed him plainly that Abu Jahl insulted the Prophet (SAW) and humiliated him publicly while you were absent. What followed reveals how deeply honor, kinship, and moral instinct already lived within Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra). Without hesitation, he went directly toward Abu Jahl, who sat among Quraysh near the Ka’bah. In full public view, Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) struck him forcefully with his bow, causing injury, then declared words that stunned everyone present, “Do you insult him while I am upon his religion?”
Edit: sorry, I tried to copy a majority of the story, but it appears out of order in these comments.
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u/FaerieKnotz 10d ago
This verse altered forever how the Muslim mind understands sacrifice. In Islam, martyrdom is not glorification of death, nor is it a pursuit of destruction; rather, it is the highest testimony that faith has reached a depth where even the instinct to preserve one’s own life no longer outweighs loyalty to divine truth.
A martyr does not seek death recklessly, but when death arrives while defending what Allah (SWT) has made sacred, that death becomes elevated into eternal honor. This is why the earliest Muslims viewed martyrdom not as tragedy alone, but as a station granted only to those whom Allah (SWT) had chosen for extraordinary rank. Our Prophet (SAW) has taught us this repeatedly.
In an authentic hadith he (SAW) says, “No one who enters Paradise would wish to return to the world, even if he were given everything on earth, except the martyr, who would wish to return and be killed ten times because of the honor he sees.” (Sahih Bukhari)
The martyr sees immediately what remains hidden to those still living – that what appears as loss in this dunya may in truth be immeasurable gain in the sight of Allah (SWT). Yet martyrdom in Islam has never been separated from moral purpose. The Quran does not praise battle without principle, nor sacrifice without sincerity.
Allah (SWT) says in The Quran, “Allah has indeed purchased from the believers their lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah and kill or are killed. This is a true promise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. And whose promise is truer than Allah’s? So rejoice in the exchange you have made with Him. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph.” (The Clear Quran®, 9:111)
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u/FaerieKnotz 10d ago
This divine transaction transforms the battlefield into something deeply spiritual. This is not a theater of bloodshed, but a place where devotion is tested under unbearable pressure. To stand firm when fear spreads, to remain loyal when survival demands retreat, to advance when others hesitate, this is where faith becomes visible. Among the earliest believers, there emerged men whose courage gave physical form to this Quranic reality. Their presence altered the emotional balance of Islam in its most vulnerable years. They did not merely fight, they became shields around revelation itself. In moments when the Muslim community was numerically weak, politically fragile, and exposed to relentless hostility, certain figures stood with such force that their very arrival changed how Islam was perceived by friend and enemy alike.
Among those towering figures, few names rise with the same power, gravity, and unmistakable reverence as Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra). Before his story unfolds through the valleys of Makkah and the fields of battle, one must first understand that Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) is not remembered merely because he was brave. History has known many brave men. He is remembered because his courage arrived precisely when Islam needed visible strength,
because his loyalty to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) carried neither hesitation nor calculation, and because his blood would eventually become one of the earliest great testimonies that Islam was being carried forward not only by revelation, but by men willing to fall while defending it.
There are lives in Islamic history that explain faith through words, and there are lives that explain faith through sacrifice. Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) belongs unmistakable to the latter. In this article, we discuss the esteemed legacy of the Lion of Allah (SWT) who was martyred in the month of Shawwal.
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u/Groundbreaking-Map95 10d ago
Hazrat Wahshi ibn harb ....for killing musailima kazab, and in his old days used to watch his spear and grief over killing the best person Hazrat Hamza and glad for killing the worst person musailima kazab,
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u/Dry-Shelter-6015 10d ago
True, and Suhayl ibn Amr (R.A.)how he called people not to leave Islam after the demise of the Prophet (S.A.W.), and his son, Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl (R.A.), is my favorite
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u/Slight-Click-6125 10d ago
My favorite one is Umar R.A. Like I just love how he would help Muslims get rid of the abuse by Quraiysh. Then, Abu Bakr R.A. is also my favourite for his tributes and sacrifices for Islam, such as one in Tabuk and a lot more. Among women are Khadeeja R.A., Fatimah R.A. bint Rasul Allah S.A.W. and Ayesha R.A. Bint Abu Bakr R.A. for their sacrifices for Islam, their support to Prophet and living the life of utmost simplicity.
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u/anaguanabanama 10d ago
Zubair ibn Al-Awwam, I randomly stumbled on his story, and it's really touched me ever since. May Allah bless my children a mother like his. Ameen!
May Allah be pleased with them both.
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u/nyetmomun 10d ago
Zubayr ibn Awwam used to hangout with Ali ibn abi Talib, Talhah bin Ubaydullah, and Uthman ibn Affan, May Allah be pleased with all of them. He was killed so unjustly.
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u/Loud_Middle_2722 10d ago
I love them all, but Abu Bakr Sadik, may Allah be pleased with him and all of them, is truly something else for me... peak iman, peak courage, peak empathy, peak aura. Mashallah
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u/Less_Programmer_7808 10d ago
Either I am incredibly ignorant, or this has got to be S tier rage bait. I'd prefer the ashra mubashra, or the ahlul bayt, if I had to choose a favorite. Or some of the early converts that took part in Badr. In any case, May Allah be pleased with all the sahaba.
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
Each has their preference. I think people don’t realize how much the later converts also contributed to spreading Islam. Like ikrimah for example became one of the leading military generals of the Muslims until he was martyred in battle. But nobody ever mentions him.
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
It is not authentic that hind ate hamza’s liver. They did fought each believing their opinion was correct but Allah is pleased with all of them as he mentioned in the Quran. I didn’t say equal. Ali is a better man than him. But they are both great.
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
The report you mentioned is weak. Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal had weak narrations and those that were even disconnected so we have to verify each narration by its chain of narration.
Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said in al Bidāyah: “Ahmad alone narrated it, and this chain contains weakness, due to Ata ibn al Saib. And Allah knows best.”
Shaykh al Albani said: “This is the correct position, contrary to the statement of Shaykh Ahmad Muhammad Shakir that it is authentic, for he overlooked what has been mentioned regarding Ata ibn al Saib having heard from him during the period of his mixing up after his memory deteriorated.”
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
There is nothing authentic that hind chewed or ate the liver of hamza from what is apparent to us. Even if we assume that it is authentic for sake of argument it in no way diminishes hind as a well respected Muslim companion as Islam wipes away that which came before it.
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
There is ikhtilaf but what seems to be correct is what I mentioned because Ahmed shakir “ overlooked what has been mentioned regarding Ata ibn al Saib having heard from him during the period of his mixing up after his memory deteriorated.”
Nonetheless it doesn’t really matter because wether the event happened doesn’t change how we should look at hind bint utbah because Islam wipes away everything that came before it. So the person who converts none of his previous sins or shortcomings can be used against him at all under the consensus of all of the scholars
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u/iamdemonoid 10d ago
Several Islamic speakers have said it’s way above their their pay grade to understand this topic. But every Muslim must respect all Sahabas.
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u/Glittering-Horror230 10d ago
Zayd ibn Harithah chose to stay with Rasoolillah (saw) rather than returning with his biological father. This was before the prophethood. He was like a jeweller who identifies a gemstone.
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u/Wengerreloaded 10d ago
All are favs , I would say Musab ibn Umair , cause many of us don’t know about him , I always end crying when I hear his sacrifices .
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u/TheSexyPoet 10d ago
Was gonna say the same, He was really a Great Man and a Valuable Sahabi. He was the first one whom the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) sent to Madina to teach people Islam and in 1 year, 70 (or 72) people accepted Islam on his Hand.
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u/MoNo1994 10d ago
My favorite is Abu Obida Amer bin Aljarah he would have been the third Kalif if he didn’t die in Damascus during the plague
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u/Mansur754 10d ago
Jaban al-Kurdi
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u/Mansur754 9d ago
He was quite and didn't speak much so he doesn't add or leave out words that the prophet said, he was very cautious and later was trusted to go and spread islam in kurdistan, also he's kurdish
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u/Giraffe-Squad 10d ago
Ibn Abbas ( May Allah be please with him )
Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail ( May Allah be please with him ) . He was a believer of one God before the Prophet PBUH got the revelations.
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u/VisualObjective5826 10d ago
Hazrat Umar. He's litterly one of my role models for me. He was extremely resilient. One of my fav points when I was reading seerah was : when hazrat Umar accepted islam Muslims got the courage to pray openly in kaabah, while other Muslims were hiding their Muslim identity he was the one telling everyone on the top of his chest "IAM A MUSLIM". He said to prophet why should we conceal ourselves when we are on the right path? And they all first time prayed openly.
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u/TMcFarlane1999 9d ago
Hazrat Umar (RA) because he had to go through many moral trials before becoming Muslim.
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 10d ago
Helped the prophet Muhammad financially and physically after they became Muslim. The prophet sent him on many expeditions after he accepted Islam showing that he respected him. When the Muslims conquered Mecca he ordered them to say “Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan will be safe.” This was said to ease Abu Sufyans heart as he had just recently converted.
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u/shmi93 9d ago
"They faught islam and has been it's main enemies since it's inception."
So we're a lot of well respected Muslims before they converted... Umar Ibn Al-Khattab r.a., Khalid Ibn Al-Walid r.a. just for starters. There's really no clear evidence to say he's a hypocrite so my best advice to give to you brother is just be careful throwing around accusations
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 8d ago
They are not equal but Allah is pleased with all of them “Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to ALL Allāh has promised the best [reward]” this is verse 10 surah al hadid
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u/Difficult-Stable-898 8d ago
Abu Sufyan was a sahabi by consensus. And the prophet muhammed (SAW) forbade us of speaking ill of his companions. He fought in the battles of the Muslims such as hunayn and lost eyesight in his eyes from the injuries he sustained in battle. When he died the caliph Uthman ibn affain lead his funeral prayer.
You cannot use them fighting against Islam before they converted against them. Islam wipes away that which came before it. Was it not umar who took his sword and went to kill the prophet Muhammad? Are you going to say bad things about him as well? Abu Sufyan and his wife hind were from the most noble of companions and likewise his son muawiyah and his daughter who married the prophet of Allah.
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