Shuja ibn Wahb al-Asadi
شجاع بن وهب الأسدي
An early Muhajir Companion from Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma who migrated to Abyssinia and fought at Badr and Uhud; chosen as the Prophet's envoy to al-Harith ibn Abi Shimr al-Ghassani, ruler of Damascus; later martyred at the battle of al-Yamama.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Diplomat
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Converts and those who leaveBattles
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. 612 CETradition
- Companion · c. 612 CETradition
- OfficialtowardMuhammad · 628 CE · 7 AH†Historical
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Member of
- The Muhajirun
- Participated in
- The Letters to Rulers and Kings
People and things also explored
Medina· The Ansar· al-Miqdad ibn Amr· al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam· The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)· Expedition of al-Abwa (Waddan)· Expedition of al-Kharrar· Expedition of al-Kudr
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Shuja ibn Wahb al-Asadi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/shuja-ibn-wahb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.