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The '''Ṣaḥābah''' (الصحابة ''Companions'') were the companions of Prophet [[Muhammad]]. To be still considered a Sahabah today, the individual must have seen Muhammad, believed in his prophethood and died as a believer.<ref name="Haddad">Sh. G. F. Haddad - [http://www.livingislam.org/n/shb_e.html Sahaba] - LivingIslam, January 7, 2009</ref> So this would exclude Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh (brother of [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammads Wives and Concubines#Zainab_bint_Jash|Zainab bint Jash]], the cousin and wife of Muhammad),<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:72; {{Tabari|8|p. 4}}; {{Tabari|39|p. 180}}; cf Guillaume/Ishaq 3; Maududi (1967), Tafhimul Quran, Chapter Al Ahzab</ref> who was a Sahabah but later converted to Christianity.<ref>Alfred Guillaume - [http://www.amazon.com/Life-Muhammad-Translation-Ishaqs-Sirat/dp/019636034X The Life of Muhammad] - Oxford University Press, 1955, reprinted in 2003. ISBN 0-19-636033-1</ref> Those that saw Muhammad but held off believing in him until after [[Muhammad's Death|his death]] are not considered Sahabah but [[Tabi'un]].<ref name="Haddad"></ref> According to Muhammad, the Sahabah are among the [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology#The_First_3_Generations_of_Muslims_are_the_Best_Muslims|best generation of Muslims]] on Earth, along with the Tabi‘un and the [[Tabi' al-Tabi'un]]. | The '''Ṣaḥābah''' (الصحابة ''Companions'') were the companions of Prophet [[Muhammad]]. To be still considered a Sahabah today, the individual must have seen Muhammad, believed in his prophethood and died as a believer.<ref name="Haddad">Sh. G. F. Haddad - [http://www.livingislam.org/n/shb_e.html Sahaba] - LivingIslam, January 7, 2009</ref> So this would exclude Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh (brother of [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammads Wives and Concubines#Zainab_bint_Jash|Zainab bint Jash]], the cousin and wife of Muhammad),<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:72; {{Tabari|8|p. 4}}; {{Tabari|39|p. 180}}; cf Guillaume/Ishaq 3; Maududi (1967), Tafhimul Quran, Chapter Al Ahzab</ref> who was a Sahabah but later converted to Christianity.<ref>Alfred Guillaume - [http://www.amazon.com/Life-Muhammad-Translation-Ishaqs-Sirat/dp/019636034X The Life of Muhammad] - Oxford University Press, 1955, reprinted in 2003. ISBN 0-19-636033-1</ref> Those that saw Muhammad but held off believing in him until after [[Muhammad's Death|his death]] are not considered Sahabah but [[Tabi'un]].<ref name="Haddad"></ref> According to Muhammad, the Sahabah are among the [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology#The_First_3_Generations_of_Muslims_are_the_Best_Muslims|best generation of Muslims]] on Earth, along with the Tabi‘un and the [[Tabi' al-Tabi'un]]. | ||