عبد الرحمن بن عوف
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf
Person
A wealthy early Companion, one of the ten promised Paradise, known for honest trade and generosity.
What it means
He accepted Islam early, emigrated to Abyssinia and then to Medina, and fought at Badr and Uhud, where he was badly wounded. He was a merchant. A report in Sahih al-Bukhari says that when an Ansari offered him half his wealth he declined and asked only to be shown the market.
What the sources say
He was among the ten to whom the Prophet gave news of Paradise, and he gave large sums in charity for the army. He died in 652.