Episode 192

Abdullah ibn Sa’d (ra): The Crime of Lying About the Qur’an | The Firsts

About this lecture

In this episode of *The Firsts*, Sheikh Omar Suleiman tells the remarkable story of Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh (ra) — a companion who accepted Islam early, migrated with the Prophet (ﷺ), and served as a scribe of revelation, only to apostate and publicly lie about the Quran, earning a death sentence at Fath Makkah. Through the Prophet's (ﷺ) principled mercy, he was spared, and his subsequent Islam was described as excellent — going on to become governor of Egypt and commander of the armies that opened North Africa. His story is one of the most powerful redemption narratives in Islamic history, ending with a death in prayer after Salat al-Fajr, exactly as he had prayed for.