Companions of the Prophet ﷺ
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نُعَيْمُ بْنُ مَسْعُود
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
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Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud
Of Ghatafan · Came to the siege as an enemy · Broke the alliance from inside it
A man of Ghatafan who arrived at the siege of Madinah among the forces ranged against the Muslims, accepted Islam there in secret, and asked the Prophet ﷺ how he could help — then used his standing with both sides to turn them against each other until the alliance came apart.
Learn his storyHe came to Madinah among the tribes besieging it, from Ghatafan
He accepted Islam during the siege, and told no one outside the Muslims
He asked the Prophet's ﷺ permission to say whatever was needed to help, since deception was allowed in war
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The Rightly Guided Caliphs
الخلفاء الراشدون
The four Companions who led the Muslim community in turn after the Prophet ﷺ died.
4 companions
The Ten Given Glad Tidings
العشرة المبشرون بالجنة
Ten Companions named together in a well-known report as having been given glad tidings of Paradise.
10 companions
The Early Muslims
السابقون الأولون
Those who accepted Islam in the first years, in Makkah, when doing so was dangerous and the community was very small.
26 companions
The Muhajirun
المهاجرون
The Emigrants — those who left Makkah and migrated to Madinah for the sake of their faith.
40 companions
The Ansar
الأنصار
The Helpers — the people of Madinah who received the emigrants and shared what they had with them.
22 companions
Great Narrators and Teachers
رواة الحديث
Companions through whom a great deal of what later generations learned was transmitted.
16 companions
Those Who Opposed Him First
مَنْ أَسْلَمَ بَعْدَ عَدَاوَة
Companions who fought, mocked or plotted against the Prophet ﷺ before accepting Islam.
14 companions
The Mothers of the Believers
أُمَّهَاتُ الْمُؤْمِنِين
The wives of the Prophet ﷺ, whom the Qur'an calls mothers of the believers.
11 companions
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