Sahaba quiz
How well do you know the companions of the Prophet ﷺ?
Review every question and answer
Question 1: Who was the first adult male to accept Islam?
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr is widely recognized as the first adult free man to accept Islam. He remained the Prophet's closest companion and later became the first caliph.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 2: Who was the first person of any age to believe in the Prophet's message?
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah, the Prophet's first wife, was the very first person to believe in his message, and she supported him through the earliest and hardest years of his mission.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 3: Which companion became the second caliph after Abu Bakr?
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umar ibn al-Khattab succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph. His rule saw major territorial expansion and the establishment of key administrative systems.
Question 4: Which companion compiled the Quran into a single standardized text during his caliphate?
Uthman ibn Affan
Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, oversaw the compilation of the Quran into one standardized written text, which was then distributed to major cities.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 5: Who was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ, and the fourth caliph?
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the Prophet's cousin, married to his daughter Fatimah, and became the fourth of the rightly guided caliphs.
Question 6: Which companion was known for his skill in military strategy and was given the title Sayf Allah, the Sword of Allah?
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid was a formidable military commander whom the Prophet ﷺ gave the title Sayf Allah, the Sword of Allah, for his battlefield leadership.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 7: Who was the wife of the Prophet ﷺ known for narrating a large number of hadith?
Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr, narrated a great number of hadith and was known for her deep knowledge of Islamic teaching, jurisprudence, and the Prophet's life.
Question 8: Which companion is known as the freed slave who became the first person to call the adhan?
Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah, freed from slavery, became known for his beautiful voice and was chosen to give the first call to prayer in Islam.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 9: Which companion is remembered for proposing the digging of a trench to defend Madinah?
Salman al-Farisi
Salman al-Farisi, originally from Persia, suggested digging a trench around Madinah for defense, a strategy that gave the Battle of the Trench its name.
Widely reported in the seerah literatureQuestion 10: Which companion was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal uncle and is honored as the leader of the martyrs?
Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Hamzah, the Prophet's uncle, was known for his bravery and was killed at the Battle of Uhud. He is honored in tradition as the leader of the martyrs.
Question 11: Which ten companions were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes, according to a well-known hadith?
The Ashara Mubashara
The Ashara Mubashara, the ten promised Paradise, is a group of ten companions named in a hadith as having received the glad tidings of Paradise in this life.
Reported in Sunan al-TirmidhiQuestion 12: Which of these is NOT one of the four rightly guided caliphs?
Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
The four rightly guided caliphs are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. Muawiyah later became a ruler but is not counted among these first four successors.
About the Sahaba Quiz
The sahaba, or companions, were the men and women who knew the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, believed in him, and carried his message forward. Their courage, sacrifice, and devotion shaped the early Muslim community and are remembered in the seerah and hadith literature to this day.
This sahaba quiz covers 12 questions and answers on some of the most well-known companions of the Prophet, from the first believers to the caliphs who led the community after him. See how many you can answer, then share it with someone who loves history.