Sahabah Learning Resources

Who are the sahabah? What can we learn from them?

The Sahabah: The Companions of the Prophet



Sahab: Companion 
Plural: Sahabah, Companions of the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam)

The Companions of the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam)
Narrated Aisha:
A person asked Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as to who amongst the people were the best. He said: Of the generation to which I belong, then of the second generation (generation adjacent to my generation), then of the third generation (generation adjacent to the second generation).

Merits of the Companions

A Partial Listing of Some Sahabah

    • Abbad ibn Bishr
    • Abdullah ibn Abbas
    • Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi
    • Abdullah ibn Jahsh
    • Abdullah ibn Masood 
    • Abdullah Ibn Sailam
    • Abdullah ibn Umar
    • Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
    • Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf
    • Abu-d Dardaa
    • Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah
    • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
    • Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
    • Abu Hurayrah
    • Abu Musa al-Ashari
    • Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith
    • Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
    • Adiyy ibn Hatim
    • Aishah bint Abi Bakr
    • Al-Baraa ibn Malik al-Ansari
    • Amr ibn al-Jamuh
    • An-Nuayman ibn Amr
    • An-Numan ibn Muqarrin
    • Asmaa bint Abu Bakr
    • At-Tufayl ibn Amr ad-Dawsi
    • Barakah
    • Fatimah bint Muhammad
    • Fayruz ad-Daylami
    • Habib ibn Zayd al-Ansari
    • Hakim ibn Hazm
    • Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
    • Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl
    • Jafar ibn Abi Talib
    • Julaybib 
    • Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
    • Muadh ibn Jabal
    • Muhammad ibn Maslamah
    • Musab ibn Umayr
    • Nuaym ibn Masud
    • Rabiah ibn Kab
    • Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan
    • Rumaysa bint Milhan
    • Sad ibn Abi Waqqas
    • Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi
    • Said ibn Zayd
    • Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfah
    • Salman al-Farsi
    • Suhayb ar-Rumi
    • Suhayl ibn Amr
    • Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
    • Thabit ibn Qays
    • Thumamah ibn Uthal
    • Ubayy ibn Kab
    • Umayr ibn Sad al-Ansari
    • Umayr ibn Wahb
    • Umm Salamah
    • Uqbah ibn Aamir
    • Utbah ibn Ghazwan
    • Zayd al-Khayr
    • Zayd ibn Thabit


The Young Companions Around the Messenger

Activity Ideas

  • Students can make a "My Book of the Sahabah" or place stories in a three ring binder.
  • Journal ideas: What do you admire most about this companion? What can lessons can you learn from his/her life?