Sa'id ibn Zayd

Sa'id's father, Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl, was one of the few Arabs before Islam who rejected idolatry and sought the religion of Ibrahim. He died before the Prophet's mission began, and the Prophet said of him: 'He will be raised as a nation by himself on the Day of Judgement.' Sa'id and his wife Fatimah bint al-Khattab (Umar's sister) were among the early converts. It was in their home that the pivotal event of Umar's conversion took place. When Umar came to their house intending harm, he struck his sister and drew blood. The sight of her bleeding while holding pages of the Qur'an (Surah Ta-Ha) was the moment that broke Umar's hostility and opened his heart to Islam. Sa'id fought in all the major battles except Badr — he was absent because the Prophet had sent him on a reconnaissance mission. Despite missing Badr, the Prophet counted him among its people. He was known as a man of sincere worship and was among the ten promised Paradise.