
The Firsts (Sahaba Stories) | The Forerunners of Islam
Sawad ibn Ghaziyya (ra): He Demanded Payback. This Is What He Got. | The Firsts
Minutes before Badr, the Prophet ﷺ straightened the rows and pressed the stomach of one companion back into line. Sawad ibn Ghaziyya (ra) said, “You hurt me, O Messenger of Allah. I want payback.” The Prophet ﷺ didn’t brush him off. He lifted his own shirt and said, “Take it.” What Sawad (ra) did next was an amazing act of love.
Here we begin a new set of biographies: Companions whose lives were changed by the physical touch of the Prophet ﷺ. Sawad (ra) went on to capture two of the most valuable prisoners at Badr and was later placed in charge of Khaybar, where the Prophet ﷺ corrected him on an exchange of dates that amounted to riba (interest).









































































































































































































