WRITERS OF THE REVELATION
From them were the four Caliphs: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased with them all.
And from them: Aban bin Sa‘eed bin al-As bin Umayyah bin Abd Shams bin Abd Manaf bin Qusayy alUmawi. He embraced Islam after his two brothers Khalid and ‘Amr. He is the one who safeguarded Uthman when the Messenger of Allah sent him to the people of Makkah on the Day of al-Hudaibiyah. It is also said that it was at Khaibar because he is mentioned in the Saheeh from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah in the distribution of the war booty of Khaibar.
The reason for his acceptance of Islam was that he met with a monk when he was on business in Sham. He explained to him the affair of the Messenger of Allah. The monk asked: What is his name? He replied Muhammad. He said: I will describe him to you; then he described him with his exact description and said: When you return to your family, give him the greeting (salam), thereafter, he embraced Islam upon returning. He was the brother of ‘Amr bin Sa‘eed al-Ashdaq the one who was killed by Abdul-Malik bin Marwan.
Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah said: The first to write the revelation (Qur’an) during the time of the Messenger of Allah was Ubayy bin Ka‘b and if he was not in attendance then Zaid bin Thabit would write. And Uthman, Khalid bin Sa‘eed and ’Aban bin Sa‘eed (also) wrote for him. This is what the Prophet dictated, i.e. in Madinah. As for the Makkan chapters, Ubayy bin Ka‘b was not present at the time of their revelation and the Companions wrote them in Makkah. The death of ’Aban bin Sa‘eed has been differed over – Moosa bin Uqbah, Mus‘ab bin Zubair, Zubair bin Bakkar and most of the people of lineage said: He was killed on the day of Ajnadayn, i.e., in Jumadal-Oola in the Year 12 A.H. And others said: He was killed on the day of Marjus-Suffar in the year 14 A.H.
From them: Ubayy bin Ka‘b bin Qais bin Ubaid al-Khazraji al- Ansari Abul-Mundhir, It is also said Abu’t-Tufail, the master of the (Qur’anic) reciters. He participated in al-‘Aqabatuth-Thaniyah (the second Pledge of Aqabah), Badr and the battles which followed. He was of average height, slim, with white head and facial hair and he would not dye his hair. Anas said: Four people compiled the Qur’an – i.e. from the Ansar – Ubayy bin Ka‘b, Mu‘adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and a man from the Ansar called: Abu Yazeed.
Ibn Abu Khaithamah said: He was the first who wrote the revelation in the presence of the Messenger of Allah in Madinah.
Muhammad bin Sa‘d said: He [Ubayy] would write the revelation in the presence of the Messenger of Allah.
The year of his death has been differed over; it is said that in the Year 19 A.H, in the year 20 A.H. and it occurred also in the year 23 A.H. It has also been said before the assassination of Uthman by a week. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
From them: Arqam bin Abu’l-Arqam and his name is Abd Manaf bin Asad bin Jundab bin Abdullah bin Umar bin Makhzoom al-Makhzoomi. He embraced Islam early and he is the one whose house the Messenger of Allah used to hide in Safa; thereafter the house was known as al-Khaizuran. He migrated and participated in Badr and that which followed [from battles]. The Messenger of Allah joined him and Abdullah bin Unais in brotherhood [Mu’akhat: To enable them to inherit from one another so as to create love between the Migrants and the Ansar].
He is the one who wrote the part of the land of Uzaim bin Harith al-Muharibi by the order of the Messenger of Allah, and that is according to what al-Hafiz Ibn ‘Asakir has narrated. He died in the Year 53 A.H.. It has also been said year 55 A.H. when he was 85 years old.
From them: Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas al-Ansari al-Khazraji, Abu Abdur-Rahman. And it has been mentioned: Abu Muhammad al-Madani the spokesman for the Ansar. And he has also been named ‘spokesperson for the Prophet’. Muhammad bin Sa‘d said: Ali bin Muhammad Madayini with his chain of narration from his Shaikhs in the Arab delegations to the Messenger of Allah, [that] they said: Abdullah bin Alas ath-Thumali and Musliyah bin Hirran al-Huddani came to the Messenger of Allah, peace upon him, in a group from their people after the Conquest of Makkah. Thereafter, they embraced Islam and made a Bai‘ah on behalf of their people. He wrote for them a note with what was obligatory upon them from charity on their wealth. Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas wrote it and Sa‘d bin Mu‘adh and Muhammad bin Maslamah testified to it. And this man is from those who have been affirmed in Saheeh Muslim that the Messenger of Allah gave them glad tidings of Paradise.
He was martyred on the Day of al-Yamamah, in the year 12 A.H. in the era of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and there is a story mentioned in connection with him which we will mention insha’Allah when the opportunity arises with Allah’s Will.
From them: Hanzalah bin ar-Rabee‘ bin Saifiyy bin Rabah bin al- Harith bin Mukhashin bin Mu‘awiyah bin Shuraif bin Jirwah bin Usayyid bin ‘Amr bin Tameem at-Tameemi al-Usayyidi the writer, and his brother Rabah was also a Companion. His paternal uncle Aktham bin Saifiyy was the wise man of the Arabs.
From them: Khalid bin Sa‘eed bin al-As bin Umayyah bin Abd Shams bin Abd Manaf, Abu Sa‘eed alUmawi. He embraced Islam early, and it has been said after as-Siddiq by three or four and the most that has been mentioned is five [men]. They stated that the reason for his embracing Islam was that he saw in his dream that it was as if he was standing on the edge of Hell. And he mentioned from its vastness that which (only) Allah knows. He said: And his father was pushing him into it, and the Messenger of Allah held his hand to prevent him from falling into it. Then he narrated this dream to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. He told him: I wish good for you; this is the Messenger of Allah, follow him and you will be saved from that which you feared. Then he came to the Messenger of Allah and embraced Islam.
When the news of his embracing Islam reached his father he became angry with him and hit him with a stick that was in his hand until he broke it on his head. He threw him out of his house and withheld sustenance from him and forbade his brothers from talking to him. Thereafter Khalid accompanied the Messenger of Allah day and night. Later, his brother ‘Amr accepted Islam. When the people migrated to Abyssinia, he also migrated with them. Thereafter, he was the one who married Umm Habeebah to the Messenger of Allah as we mentioned earlier. Then they migrated from Abyssinia in the company of Ja‘far and came to the Messenger of Allah in Khaibar when he conquered it, and he gave them a share after consulting the Muslims. And from them: Khalid bin al-Waleed bin al-Mugheerah bin Abdullah bin Amr bin Makhzoom, Abu Sulaiman al- Makhzoomi. He was the leader of the victorious Islamic armies, of Muslim soldiers, memorable events and with the Quraish (after his acceptance of Islam). He had a tent (which was used to carry, which they pitched to gather the provisions of the army) and [was at] the head of the horses (he led them when he would go to battle) on momentous days of glory days. In addition he was a person of sound thinking, fearsome [in war] and a good role-model.
With regard to Abu Sulaiman Khalid bin al-Waleed, it has been said that he had never been in an army that was defeated either in Jahiliyyah or Islam. He accepted Islam along with Amr bin al-As, Uthman bin Talhah bin Abu Talhah after al-Hudaibiyah; it is also said that it was Khaibar.
The Messenger of Allah did not cease to make him as the leader of the expeditions that he sent. Thereafter, he was the head of all the soldiers in the era of As-Siddiq. When Umar came to power he dismissed him and Abu Ubaidah became the leader upon the basis that he would not depart from the ideas of Abu Sulaiman (Khalid). Thereafter, Khalid died in the reign of Umar and that was in the Year 21 A.H. And it is also said the Year 22 A.H, but the first is more correct, in a village a mile away from Hims.
From them: az-Zubair bin al-Awwam bin Khuwailid bin Asad bin Abdul-Uzza bin Qusayy, Abu Abdullah al-Asadi from the ten (given glad tidings of Paradise) and one of the six from the People of Consultation whom the Messenger of Allah passed away while being pleased with them. And he was a disciple of the Messenger of Allah and son of his paternal aunt Safiyyah bint Abdul-Muttalib and husband of Asma Bint Abu Bakr.
Az-Zubair accepted Islam early when he was 16 years old. It is also said 8 years old. He made the two migrations (the two Hijrahs to Ethiopia and then Madinah) and participated in all the battles and was the first to unleash his sword in the path of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said, “Verily, for every Prophet is a disciple and my disciple is az-Zubair.” He participated in al-Yarmook and was the best of those who participated therein. He penetrated the rows of the Romans on that day from the first of them to the last of them twice and left from the other side safe. However, he was struck twice on the back of his neck.
He had many virtues and good traits and he died in the Battle of the Camel (Yawmul-Jamal, the battle between Ali and his opposition). This occurred when he was returning from an offensive leaving the battle, then Amr bin Jurmooz, Fadalah bin Habis and a third man called Nufai‘ at-Tameemiyyoon in a place called Wadi as-Siba‘ (valley of predators). Then Amr bin Jurmooz attacked him while he was sleeping and killed him and that was on Thursday 10th of Jumadal-Oola, Year 36 A.H. and he was 67 years old on that day. He left a massive inheritance behind him. When he had paid off his debts and took out a third of his wealth (as a will to his non–inheritors) he distributed the remainder to his inheritors. The entire wealth was from permissible means acquired in his lifetime from that which he obtained from alFai’, war booty and many different permissible sources of trade. And that is after paying the Zakah whenever due, and giving away generous gifts to those eligible in times of need. And from them: Zaid bin Thabit bin ad-Dhahhak bin Zaid bin Lawdhan bin Amr bin Abd bin Awf bin Ghanm bin Malik bin an-Najjar al-Ansari al-Najjari, Abu Sa‘eed. He is also known as Abu Kharijah and Abu Abdur Rahman alMadani. The Messenger of Allah arrived at Madinah when he was 11 years old. Due to his young age he didn’t participate in Badr. It also said he did not participate in Uhud. The first of his battles was alKhandaq and he fought in those that followed. He was a Hafiz, a person of understanding, knowledgeable and intelligent. It has been affirmed from him in Saheeh Al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah commanded him to learn the Jewish language so he could read it out to the Prophet when they [Jews] wrote to him; he learned it in 15 days. He is from those who compiled the Qur’an at the time of the Messenger of Allah from the reciters.
He wrote the revelation in the presence of the Messenger of Allah on more than one occasion. Then Ibn Umm Maktoom came and began to complain about his blindness. Thereafter the revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah in such a way that his thigh became heavy on my thigh to the extent that it was about to break it then it (the Verse) was revealed: “except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame, etc.)” (Soorah An-Nisa’: 95) Thereafter he commanded me so I added it (to the first revelation of the Verse). Zaid said: “For, verily, I know of the place it was added, by a crack in that tablet, i.e., from bones.”
Zaid participated in (the battle of) al-Yamamah and an arrow hit him, but it didn’t harm him. He was the one who was commanded by As-Siddiq after that to search for the Qur’an and then compile it, and he said to him: “ You are an intelligent youth and we were not suspicious of you. You used to write the revelation for the Messenger of Allah so search for the Qur’an and compile it.” He did as As-Siddiq ordered him and there was much good in that.
‘Umar appointed him in charge of Madinah twice during two Hajj (periods) and he appointed him in charge when he went to Sham. ‘Uthman would also appoint him over Madinah, and ‘Ali loved him very much. On his part, he would venerate ‘Ali and recognize his position and he didn’t participate in any of the wars during his time and lived after him till he died in the Year 45 A.H. or 41 A.H. or 55 A.H. He is from those who wrote the master copies of the Qur’an that ‘Uthman sent to the different parts whose recitation was according to its print by consensus and agreement. Just as we established that in the book Fada’il ul-Qur’an [Virtues of the Qur’an] which we wrote in the introduction to our book At-Tafseer. And from them: those who would wrote the records as has been mentioned in a Hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas if it was authentic.
From them: Sa‘d bin Abu Sarh as will be mentioned shortly, insha’Allah.
From them: Amir bin Fuhairah Mawla of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, the scribe of the Prophet. Amir bin Fuhairah was nicknamed Abu Amr from Muwalladil-Azd, he was black in complexion and was initially the Mawla of at-Tufail bin al-Harith brother of ‘A’ishah from Umm Rumman, on her mother’s side. He embraced Islam early before the Messenger of Allah entered the House of al-Arqam bin Abu’l-Arqam – the one that is near as-Safa – in hiding.
Amir was tortured along with a group of the weak in Makkah so that he may leave his religion, but he would refuse. Abu Bakr bought him, then freed him. Thereafter he would look after his sheep on the outskirts of Makkah. When the Messenger of Allah migrated accompanied by Abu Bakr, he was with them behind Abu Bakr. When they reached Madinah, Amir bin Fuhairah stayed with Sa‘d bin Khaithamah and the Messenger of Allah made Mu’akhat between him and Aws bin Mu‘adh. He fought in Badr and Uhud and was killed on the Day of Bi’r Ma‘oonah as was previously mentioned in the Year 4 A.H.. He was 40 years old at the time.
Urwah, Ibn Ishaq, al-Waqidi and others mentioned that Amir was killed on the Day of Bi’r Ma‘oonah by a man called Jabbar bin Sulma from Banu Kilab tribe. When he was stabbed with the spear he said: “I have succeeded by the Lord of the Ka‘bah.” Jabbar said: I asked ad-Dahhak bin Sufyan about that which he said, what did he mean by it? He replied: He meant Paradise. Amir was raised till he couldn’t be seen by the eyes to the extent that Amir bin at-Tufail said: He was raised till I saw the sky without him.
And when Amr bin Umayyah was asked about him, he said: He was from the best of us and from the first of the household of our Prophet. Ad-Dahhak called me to Islam, and I embraced it, due to what I witnessed from the killing of Amir bin Fuhairah. Thereafter, ad-Dahhak wrote to the Messenger of Allah informing him of my acceptance of Islam and it was due to the affair of Amir so he said: “The Angels buried him and sent down the ‘Illiyyoon (dwellers of the seventh heaven, some said guardian angels).”
From them: Abdullah bin Arqam bin Abu’l-Arqam al-Makhzoomi. He embraced Islam in the year of the Conquest of Makkah, and was the scribe of the Prophet. Imam Malik said: He would do well in his work and the Prophet would thank him and held him in high esteem.
He was the scribe for Abu Bakr who made him in charge of the treasury, and ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab kept him in that position, then in the era of ‘Uthman he was relieved of his duties.
I say: That was after Abdullah bin Arqam resigned, it has been said: ‘Uthman offered him 300,000 Dirhams for his employment, but he refused to accept it and said I only worked for the sake of Allah, so my reward is with Allah, the Great and the Almighty.
From them: Abdullah bin Zaid bin Abd Rabihi al-Ansari al-Khazraji, the Mu’adhdhhin. He embraced Islam early and fought in Aqabat as-Sab‘een, Badr and that which followed. From the greatest of his virtues is his dream of the Adhan and Iqamah in his sleep and his mention of that to the Messenger of Allah with his approval of him and his statement to him: “Verily it is a true dream, so give it (teach it) to Bilal for he has a louder voice.” We have mentioned the Hadith earlier concerning this.
Al-Waqidi narrated with his chains of narrations from Ibn ‘Abbas that he wrote a note to those who embraced Islam from Jurash, in it is the command to them to establish the prayer, give the Zakah and give a fifth from the war booty (in charity). He died in Year 32 A.H. at 64 years old and ‘Uthman Ibn ‘Affan prayed over him (funeral prayer).
From them: Abdullah bin Sa‘d bin Abu Sarh, al-Qurashi al-Amiri, the brother of ‘Uthman, in terms of his suckling mother. ‘Uthman’s mother suckled him. He wrote the revelation but thereafter he apostate from Islam and joined the idolaters in Makkah. When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, conquered it, he came to ‘Uthman Ibn ‘Affan and he sought protection for him so the Messenger of Allah granted him safety as we have mentioned in the Battle of the Conquest. Thereafter Abdullah bin Sa‘d became well-established in his belief.
I say: He was on the right wing of Amr bin al-As when Amr conquered Egypt in Year 20 A.H. in the reign of ‘Umar. Thereafter ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab left Amr in charge of it. When Uthman became Caliph, he retired Amr from it and put Abdullah bin Sa‘d in charge in the Year 25 A.H. and ordered him to go on a battle in Africa whereupon he conquered it. The army received huge wealth from it and the portion of the war booty for every horseman from the army was 3,000 Mithqal of gold and for the foot soldier 1,000 Mithqal. He had with him in this army three of those named Abdullah: Abdullah bin az-Zubair, Abdullah bin Umar and Abdullah bin Amr. Thereafter Abdullah bin Sa‘d invaded al-Asawid in an-Noobah. Subsequently, he made a peace agreement with them, and that was in the Year 31 A.H. Thereafter, he fought the Battle of as-Sawari in the sea toward the Romans and it was a great battle, as is going to be mentioned in its place insha’Allah.
When the people differed with ‘Uthman, he left Egypt and left someone in a position of leadership so that he could go to assist ‘Uthman. When ‘Uthman was killed he resided in ‘Asqalan, and it is said ar-Ramlah. He invoked Allah to take him [his soul] in prayer so one day he prayed Fajr and read in the first raka‘ah Soorah Al-Fatihah and Al-‘Adiyat. And in the second he read Al-Fatihah and another Soorah, and when he read the Tashahhud, he made the first Tasleem.
When he was making the second Tasleem he died between them and that was in the Year 36 A.H. It is also said in the Year 37 A.H. It is also mentioned that he lived till the Year 59 A.H. and the first is correct.
I say: He does not have a narration in the Six Books of Hadith or in Imam Ahmad’s Musnad.
From them: Abdullah bin Uthman, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. The promise has been mentioned earlier that his biography shall come in the era of his Caliphate, insha’Allah. I have compiled a volume on his biography with what he narrated from Ahadeeth and what has been narrated from him.
From them: ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib, and his biography shall follow in (the mention of) his Caliphate. It has been mentioned earlier that he wrote the peace agreement between the Messenger of Allah and the Quraish on the Day of Hudaibiyah; He wrote other notes in his presence. As for the claim of a group of Jews in Khaibar that they had a note from the Prophet which granted them exemption from Jizyah (tax levied on those who refuse to accept Islam but wish to live in peace under Muslim rule), and in the end (it reads), “written by ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib” and contains the testimony of a group of Companions, from them, Sa‘d bin Mu‘adh and Mu‘awiyah bin Abu Sufyan then (this claim), is a calculated lie, a slanderous forgery, a fabrication and invention. A group from among the scholars has clarified its falsehood. Some of the early scholars of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) were deceived by it and supported the removal of Jizyah from them. But this is very weak. I have compiled a book explaining its falsehood and that it was a fabrication that they invented and they are known for that. And I clarified it and compiled various statements of the Imams in that respect. From them: ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab and his biography shall come in its (proper) place. I have reserved a volume about him, and another comprehensive book covering the Ahadeeth that he narrated from the Messenger of Allah in addition to the narrations and rulings narrated from him, may Allah be pleased with him. The discussion about his writing has been mentioned earlier in the biography of Abdullah bin al-Arqam.
From them: al-‘Ala bin al-Hadrami. Al-Hadrami’s name was ‘Abbad. It also said his name was Abdullah bin ‘Abbad bin Akbar bin Rabee‘ah bin Uwaif bin Malik bin al-Khazraj bin Iyad bin as-Sadif bin Zaid bin Muqni‘ bin Hadramawt bin Qahtan and other than this has been stated for his lineage. He was from the allies of the Banu Umayyah tribe. The discussion about his writing was mentioned in the biography of Aban bin Sa‘eed bin al-As. He had 10 brothers apart from himself and from them was ‘Amr bin alHadrami, the first of the idolaters to be killed. The Muslims killed him in the expedition of Abdullah bin Jahsh and it was the first expedition as was mentioned earlier.
From them was Amir bin al-Hadrami the one who Abu Jahl ordered – may the curse of Allah be upon him – then showed his ‘Awrah (private parts) and called, “O ‘Amir,” when the Muslims and the idolaters met in the Battle of Badr. Then the war intensified and became severe and then the events happened as mentioned earlier in detail in its place.
From them is Shuraih bin al-Hadrami and he was from the best of the Companions. The Messenger of Allah said about him, “He is a man who doesn’t sleep on the Qur’an.” The intended meaning is that he doesn’t sleep and leave it; rather he stands with it during the day and night. They all had one sister and she was as-Sa‘bah bint al-Hadrami, Umm Talhah bin Ubaidallah.
The Prophet sent al-‘Ala’ bin al-Hadrami to al-Mundhir bin Sawa, the king of Bahrain. Later, he appointed him as a leader over it when he conquered Bahrain. As-Siddiq kept him in charge of it, then ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab and he remained in that position until ‘Umar removed him and appointed him over Basrah. When he was on the way he died and that was in the Year 21 A.H.
Al-Baihaqi and others narrated many miracles from him; from them was that he really walked with his army on the surface of the sea with it reaching the knees of their horses. It has been said that the soles of the horseshoes did not even become moist, and he commanded all of them so they began to say, “O the Tolerant, O the Great (referring to Allah’s names).” And on one occasion he was with his army and they were in need of water. He called upon Allah, Who sent the rain to fulfill their needs. When he was buried he did not leave a single trace, as he had asked Allah for that, and this will be mentioned in the book Dala’il un-Nubuwwah shortly insha’Allah.
From them: al-‘Ala’ bin Uqbah.
From them: Muhammad bin Maslamah bin Salamah bin Hareesh bin Khalid bin Adiyy bin Majda‘ah bin Harithah bin al- Harith bin al-Khazraj al-Ansari al-Harithi, Abu Abdullah as well as Abu Abdur- Rahman. In addition it also said Abu Sa‘eed al-Madani, a subdivision of Abul-Ash-hal tribe. He embraced Islam on the hands of Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair and it also said Sa‘d bin Mu‘adh and Usaid bin Hudair and the Messenger of Allah made Mu’akhat between him and Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah when he came to Madinah. He fought in Badr and the battles that followed it and the Messenger of Allah appointed him over Madinah in the year of Tabook.
Ibn Abdul-Barr said in Al-Istee‘ab: He was dark brown, tall, bold, and had a strong body. He was from the virtuous Companions and from those who stayed away from the Fitnah (the feuds between the Companions). He took a sword made from wood (i.e. he did not fight as the phrase was mentioned by the Prophet which shall be mentioned later) and died in Madinah in the Year 43 A.H. upon the well-known opinion of the majority. Marwan bin al-Hakam prayed upon him and he narrated many Ahadeeth from the Prophet. Muhammad bin Sa‘d mentioned from Ali bin Muhammad al-Madayini with his chains of narrations that indeed Muhammad bin Maslamah was the one who wrote a note for the delegation of Mahrah following the command of the Messenger of Allah.
From them: Mu‘awiyah bin Abu Sufyan Sakhr bin Harb bin Umayyah al-Umawi.
From them: Al- Mugheerah bin Shu‘bah ath-Thaqafi, and his biography was mentioned earlier with those who used to serve him from the Companions other than his Mawali and he was an executioner upon the head of a guard for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
Ibn ‘Asakir narrated with his chain of narrations from ‘Ateeq bin Ya‘qoob with his chain mentioned earlier on more than one occasion that al-Mugheerah bin Shu‘bah was the one who wrote the Aqta‘ (allotment or piece of land) for Husain bin Nadlah al-Asadi which the Messenger of Allah gave to him with his command.
So these are his writers who wrote with his command in his presence – may the prayers of Allah and his peace be upon Him.
Ibn ‘Asakir mentioned from his trustees Abu Ubaidah Amir bin Abdullah bin al-Jarrah al-Qurashi al- Fihri one of the ten (given glad tidings of Paradise) and Abdur-Rahman bin Awf az-Zuhri.
I say: As for Abu Ubaidah, al-Bukhari narrated from the Hadith of Abu Qilabah from Anas that the Messenger of Allah said: “For every nation is a trustee, and the trustee of this Ummah is Abu Ubaidah.” And in a narration the Messenger of Allah said to the delegation of Najran, “I will certainly send a trustee with you, a true trustee.” He sent Abu Ubaidah with them.
Ibn ‘Asakir said, “And from them is Mu‘aiqeeb bin Abu Fatimah ad-Dawsi, the freed slave of Banu Abd Shams. He was in charge of his ring/seal and it is said he was his servant. Others said he accepted Islam early and migrated to al-Habashah on the second occasion and then to Madinah. He fought in Badr and that which followed and was in charge of his ring/seal. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar put him in charge of the treasury. It is said that he was afflicted by leprosy and was treated with colocynth. He died during the caliphate of ‘Uthman, in the Year 40AH And Allah (SWT) knows best.
As for his leaders we have mentioned them during the dispatch of the expeditions by name.
As for the total number of Companions, the people have differed in this regard. It has been narrated from Abu Zur‘ah that he said, “There were 120,000.” From Ash-Shafi‘i that he said, “The Messenger of Allah passed away and the Muslims from those who heard from him and saw him were close to 60,000.” Al- Hakim Abu Abdullah said, “The Ahadeeth are narrated from close to 5,000 Companions.”
I say: Those whom Imam Ahmad narrated from, despite his numerous narrations, extensive research and the magnitude of his journeys and the duration of his imamate, were 987 individuals from the Companions (and close to 300 Companions have been placed in the six books in addition to that). And a group from the memorizers of the Ahadeeth – may Allah have Mercy on them – have paid attention to pinpointing their names, their lives and their deaths; some the most exalted of them are Shaikh Abu Umar bin Abdul-Barr an-Namri in his book Al-Istee‘ab, Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Mandah and Abu Moosa al-Madeeni. There after al-Hafiz ‘Izzud-Deen Abul-Hasan Ali bin Muhammad bin AbdulKareem al- Jazari, well known as Ibnul-Atheer. He compiled his book Usdul-Ghabah in its regard, and was thorough in benefiting, compiling and summing up (information) and obtained that which he desired and wished. (May Allah be pleased with him)
By Ibn Katheer
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