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Zayd ibn Haritha, The only Companion named

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In the QuranThe only Companion named

Zayd ibn Harithaزيد بن حارثة

Approximate dateMadinah

The Prophet's beloved freedman and adopted son, the only Companion named in the Quran.

Taken as a slave as a boy, he was given to the Prophet ﷺ, who freed him. When his family came to buy him back, Zayd chose to stay. He was called Zayd ibn Muhammad until verse 33:5 ended adoption by name. The Quran names him in 33:37 over his marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh. He fell as commander at Mu'tah.

What does the Quran say?

And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.

Quran 33:37

33:4-533:40

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 4782

What grew out of it?

His son Usamah led an army as a young man, showing how far a freedman's family could rise in Islam.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MadinahMuhammad ﷺZaynab bint JahshState of MadinahJafar ibn Abi TalibUmm AymanUsamah ibn ZaydAbdullah ibn RawahahTa'ifMu'tah

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺKhosrow IIAl-Numan ibn al-MundhirHeracliusAl-MuqawqisAbu al-Aswad al-Du'aliMus'ab ibn UmayrAbu Sufyan ibn Harb

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