The poor and the worker
Family: Peoples, minorities and protected groups · 4 entries
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Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
c. 590 CEA tribesman of Ghifar among the very first converts, remembered for fierce asceticism and for denouncing the hoarding of wealth; Uthman exiled him to al-Rabadha, where he died.Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
c. 594 CEA shepherd of Mecca among the first converts, remembered as the first man to recite the Qur'an aloud there; in Kufa he became a founding teacher of its school of learning.Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl
Son of Suhayl ibn Amr who embraced Islam early in Mecca and was imprisoned by his father; at the conclusion of the Hudaybiyya Treaty he escaped in chains to the Muslim camp; honoring the newly signed pact, the Prophet returned him while counseling patience, whereupon Abu Jandal escaped to the coastal enclave at al-Is with Abu Basir.Mistah ibn Uthatha
An early Muhajir Companion and Badri veteran from Banu al-Muttalib, maternal cousin of Abu Bakr who provided for him; drawn into repeating the slander against Aisha, he received the prescribed punishment; when Abu Bakr swore to cut his financial aid, God revealed Surat al-Nur 24:22 urging forgiveness, after which Abu Bakr restored and increased his stipend.
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