The companions رضي الله عنهم

Salmān رضي الله عنه al-Fārisī رضي الله عنه

سلمان الفارسي

A Persian who left his father's religion searching for the truth, was sold into slavery, and found the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah.

Where they appear

1. The Hijrah — migration to Madinah

   Proposed digging the trench around Madinah — an idea unknown to the Arabs — before the Confederates arrived.

Musnad Aḥmad 23737; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī