The Legend the Ummah Forgot You know Abū Bakr. You love ʿUmar. You admire ʿAlī. You cry for Ḥamzah. But do you truly know Zayd ibn hāritha? Do you know the man who lived in the Prophet’s ﷺ home as his own son—before any of the others? The only companion ever called “the beloved of the Messenger ﷺ” not just by men, but by the angels in heaven? The only one among all the companions and family of the Prophet ﷺ—the only one—to be honored by name in the Qur’an itself by Allah ﷻ? Not ʿAbu bakr. Not ʿAli. Not even Khadījah or Fāṭimah. Only Zayd. Why? Because Zayd gave the Prophet ﷺ everything—his childhood, his manhood, his sword, his blood, his heart. Because when Allah took away from him the name “Zayd ibn Muḥammad,” He gave him something no man would ever receive again: eternal remembrance in the Qur’an. Because his love was not made of words, but of sacrifice. And yet… He has been left in the shadows. Forgotten in schoolbooks. Omitted from lectures. Mentioned in passing—when his name should be written in gold. This novel is not just the story of the Battle of Mu’tah. It is the reclamation of an erased legend. At Mu’tah, Zayd faced a Roman and Arabs armies of 200,000 with only 3,000 believers. He did not hesitate. He did not retreat. He carried the Prophet’s banner with wounds that should have killed hundred men. And when he fell, the flag did not touch the ground—for Jaafar, then ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāah, rose to carry it with the same fearless faith. Mu’tah was the most dangerous threat to Islam since Ahzeb Ghazwa. If Zayd had failed, the Prophet’s entire vision of daʿwah to the world might have collapsed. But he didn’t fail. He gave everything. And we gave him… nothing. Until now. This is his voice. His struggle. His soul. And if your heart is sincere, this book will not let you walk away unchanged. Abū Ryan is a writer and researcher who has devoted over twenty years to this book—rewriting it dozens of times, always seeking to do justice to a hero history forgot. The final manuscript before you is the result of two decades of prayer, passion, and precision. May Allah accept it as a small effort to revive the memory of one of His most beloved servants. Zayd ibn Hāritha. May Allah be pleased with him.