Women Among the Sahaba

Carefully sourced biographies of women connected to Prophet Muhammad and the age of revelation.

Aisha bint Abu Bakr — Scholar, Mother of the Believers, and exonerated wife Sahabiyyah; Mother of the Believers
Al-Rubayyi bint al-Nadr — Mother who asked about her son in Paradise Sahabiyyah
Al-Shifa bint Abdullah — Literate Makkan woman known for teaching and healing Sahabiyyah
Asiya, wife of Pharaoh — Believer in Pharaoh's palace who chose Allah Quranic figure, not a Sahabiyyah
Asma bint Abu Bakr — Courageous migrant remembered as the bearer of two belts Sahabiyyah
Asma bint Umays — Two-migration Sahabiyyah and wife of Jafar Sahabiyyah
Asma bint Yazid al-Ansariyyah — Ansari advocate who voiced women's religious questions Sahabiyyah
Believing women in general — All believing women promised equal moral accountability General believing women
Believing women of the bayah — Women whose pledge is set out in the Quran Collective: women who pledged
Daughters of the Man of Madyan — Modest women of Madyan who assisted Musa Quranic figures
Fatimah bint Asad — Ali's mother and caring elder of Banu Hashim Sahabiyyah
Fatimah bint Muhammad — Beloved daughter in the Prophet's household Prophetic household; Sahabiyyah
Fatimah bint Qays — Jurist Sahabiyyah remembered for her divorce case Sahabiyyah
Female emigrants to Abyssinia — Women who endured exile in the early hijrah Sahabiyyat emigrants collective
Female hypocrites of Medina — Medinan women marked by hypocrisy rather than Companion status Hypocrite collective
Fiddah, reported servant of Fatimah — Reported servant with insecure companion identification Uncertain report
Habibah bint Jahsh — Sister of Zaynab known through purity reports Sahabiyyah
Habibah bint Sahl — Ansari woman linked to the khul ruling Sahabiyyah
Hafsa bint Umar — Mother of the Believers entrusted with an early mushaf Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Hajar — Mother of Ismail connected to Makkah's valley Quranic-era figure, pre-Islam
Hamnah bint Sufyan — Mother whose pressure tested Sa'd's faith Opponent
Hind bint Utbah — Former opponent who entered Islam and pledged loyalty Sahabiyyah; former Makkan opponent
Juwayriyah bint al-Harith — Noble captive whose marriage brought widespread freedom Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Khansa' bint Khidam — Ansari woman whose unwanted marriage was annulled Sahabiyyah
Khawlah bint Tha'labah — A woman's plea that changed zihar law Sahabiyyah
Layla bint al-Minhal — Unverified Companion listing with no sound Quran link Uncertain; not verified as Sahabiyyah
Lubabah bint al-Harith — Umm al-Fadl, mother of Ibn Abbas Sahabiyyah
Maryam bint Imran — Chosen mother of Isa and model of chastity Quranic figure, not a Sahabiyyah
Maymunah bint al-Harith — Mother of the Believers remembered for piety Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Nusaybah bint Ka'b — Defender of Uhud and voice for believing women Sahabiyyah
Ramlah bint Abi Awfa — Unverified identification behind a sparse biographical row Uncertain identification
Righteous women until the Day of Resurrection — Righteous women across generations shown exemplary models Cross-generational righteous women
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad — Daughter of the Prophet and wife of Uthman Sahabiyyah; Prophet's daughter
Safiyyah bint Huyayy — Noblewoman who found honor beyond lineage Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Salma, Umm Rafi — Freedwoman remembered for service near the Prophet's household Sahabiyyah
Sarah, wife of Ibrahim — Ibrahim's wife given glad tidings of Ishaq Quranic figure, pre-Islam
Sawda bint Zam'ah — Early Mother of the Believers known for selflessness Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Umm al-Darda — Unclear Abu al-Darda attribution needing a named identity Uncertain identification
Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah — Expedition helper and transmitter of women's rulings Sahabiyyah
Umm Ayman — Loyal caretaker honored across the Prophet's household Sahabiyyah
Umm Bashir, unspecified — Shared kunyah without enough detail for identification Uncertain identification
Umm Farwah — Ambiguous kunyah shared by several early women Uncertain identification
Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan — Believer who chose faith over clan pressure Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Umm Hani bint Abi Talib — Ali's sister who granted protection in Makkah Sahabiyyah
Umm Haram bint Milhan — Ansari hostess linked to the first sea expedition Sahabiyyah
Umm Ishaq bint Talhah — Daughter of Talhah known in the next generation Later Muslim
Umm Jamil bint Harb — Abu Lahab's wife condemned beside him Opponent
Umm Khadijah, unspecified — Unidentified woman distinct from Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Uncertain identification
Umm Kulthum bint Ali — Young granddaughter in the Prophet's household Sahabiyyah; Prophetic household
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad — Daughter of the Prophet later married to Uthman Sahabiyyah; Prophet's daughter
Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah — Emigrant woman central to the Hudaybiyyah return ruling Sahabiyyah
Umm Layla al-Ansariyyah, uncertain — Ansari kunyah with no secure Quran link Uncertain identification
Umm Ruman bint Amir — Mother of Aisha in Abu Bakr's household Sahabiyyah
Umm Salamah — Wise Mother of the Believers who voiced women's concerns Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Umm Sharik bint Jabir — Early believing woman remembered for steadfast witness Sahabiyyah
Umm Sulaym Rumaysa bint Milhan — Ansari woman of courage, generosity, and conviction Sahabiyyah
Umm Waraqah bint Abdillah — Ansari woman devoted to Qur'an, prayer, and martyrdom Sahabiyyah
Unidentified female intelligence helpers — Unverified group of female intelligence helpers Unverified collective
Unidentified mother of Hanzalah — Unidentified mother in a confused Hanzalah attribution Uncertain identification
Unidentified wife of Suhayb al-Rumi — Unidentified woman linked to Suhayb without evidence Uncertain identification
Unnamed Ansari woman at Uhud — Unidentified Ansari woman attached to an Uhud claim Unidentified woman
Wife of Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, unspecified — Unspecified wife of the martyr Hamzah Uncertain identification
Wife of Imran — Maryam's mother who vowed her child to Allah Quranic figure, not a Sahabiyyah
Wife of Lut — Warning figure who sided against Lut's mission Quranic warning figure, not a Sahabiyyah
Wife of Nuh — Prophet's wife cited as a warning against disbelief Quranic warning figure, not a Sahabiyyah
Wife of Uthman ibn Affan, unspecified — Unspecified wife among Uthman's several marriages Uncertain identification
Wives of Prophet Muhammad — Mothers of the Believers addressed with special responsibilities Collective: Mothers of the Believers
Wives of the believers — General Quranic category of believing spouses General marital collective
Women of Banu Nadir — Women of the exiled Banu Nadir collective Non-Sahabi tribal collective
Women of Banu Najjar — Ansari clan women without a specific Quranic identification Ansari women collective
Women of Banu Qurayzah — Women caught in the aftermath of Banu Qurayzah Non-Sahabi tribal collective
Women of Madinah — Madinan women's collective in the believing community Collective
Women of Quraysh — Broad Qurayshi women's collective, not one biography Collective
Women of the Ansar — Medinan women supporters remembered for faith and learning Collective
Women of the Uhud martyrs — Bereaved women around Uhud's martyrs remembered for patience Bereaved women collective
Women who gave charity — General category of women who gave sincere charity Charitable women collective
Women who supported the Muslims at Uhud — Companion women who served the Muslims at Uhud Sahabiyyat service collective
Zahrah bint Abdullah, uncertain — Supplied name without secure companion identification Uncertain identification
Zaynab bint Jahsh — Marriage that ended an adopted-son taboo Mother of the Believers; Sahabiyyah
Zaynab bint Khuzaymah — Generous Mother of Believers called Mother of the Poor Mother of the Believers
Zaynab bint Muhammad — Eldest daughter of the Prophet who endured separation Sahabiyyah; Prophet's daughter