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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Truth about the '' A Look at the Term 'Suhbah' Literal meaning of 'Suhbah' It is important to emphasize that the word suhbah literally means "accompany", "keep company with" or "associate with".

It is said that "ashabtuhu or sahibtuhu suhbatan fa anaa sahib" [I have accompanied him, so I am a companion." The plural forms of the word 'suhbah' are sahb, ashaab and sahabah.[^1] Raghib Isfahani writes in his Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Qur'an: In the eye of custom, only that individual is considered to be a companion who is often in the company of someone *.*** Based on the literal and conventional meaning of the word 'sahib' (companion), the companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, is one who associated and kept company with him irrespective of whether he is Muslim or non-Muslim; good or wicked; faithful and practicing or a hypocrite.

According to Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Fayyumi, the word principally and primarily applies to anyone who has seen the Prophet and has been in his company.[^2] Technical meaning of 'Sahabi' Having elaborated on the term 'suhbah', it is now appropriate to provide the technical definition of the term 'sahabi'.

Scholars of Ilm al-Usul and experts in the field of prophetic tradition agree that a person is said to be 'sahahi' only if he is Muslim but when it comes to the definition of this term, scholars specializing in the two fields have discrepant views. Sahabi as Defined by Scholars of Ilm al-Usul The most widespread definition of sahabi is someone who saw the Prophet, associate with him and was in his company for a long time in such a way that he followed him and learned something from him.