His mu'adhins, poets, and orators ﷺ
His four mu'adhins ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had four mu'adhins: Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi, may Allah be pleased with him — the most famous mu'adhin of Islam; Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum al-Qurashi, the blind — he called the adhan in Medina; Sa'd al-Quradh — he called the adhan at Quba; and Abu Muhadhdhar Aws al-Jumahi — he called the adhan in Mecca after the Conquest.
- Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi — the first and most famous mu'adhin of Islam in Medina
- Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum al-Qurashi — the second mu'adhin in Medina; he was blind
- Sa'd al-Quradh, the mawla (client) of Ammar ibn Yasir — the mu'adhin of the Quba Mosque
- Abu Muhadhdhar Aws al-Jumahi — the mu'adhin of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca after the Conquest
His three poets ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had poets who defended him and Islam with their verses; they were three noble men: Ka'b ibn Malik, Abdullah ibn Rawahah, and Hassan ibn Thabit al-Ansari — may Allah be pleased with them.
- Ka'b ibn Malik — one of the most prominent poets among the Companions in defending Islam
- Abdullah ibn Rawahah — a poet and an incisive defender in his presence ﷺ during the campaigns
- Hassan ibn Thabit al-Ansari — "the poet of the Messenger of Allah" ﷺ par excellence