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Muadh ibn Jabal was a Sahaba (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an Ansar of Banu Khazraj and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still alive. He was known as the one with a lot of knowledge. He was called by Muhammad "the one who will lead the scholars into Paradise.

Muadh was an Ansari who became a Muslim at a young age at the hands of Musayb-bin-Umair, whom the Prophet had sent to Yathrib (Madinah) before the Hijrah. When the Prophet reached Madinah, Muadh stayed in his company as much as possible. He studied the Quran and the laws of Islam until he became one of the most well-versed of all the companions in the religion of Islam. Wherever Muadh went, people would refer to him for legal judgements on matters over which they differed.
Muhammad sent Mu'adh as the governor of Yemen to collect zakat. When Muhammad sent Mu'adh to Yemen to teach its people about Islam, he personally bade farewell to him, walking for some distance alongside him, as he set out to leave the city. It is said that Muhammad informed him that on his return to Medina, he would perhaps see only his Masjid and grave. Upon hearing this, Mu'adh began to cry. When Mu'adh returned to Medina, the Khalifah (head of state) was Abu Bakr.

Muadh died in Jordan during the 18th year after Hijra, at the age of 38 due to plague.
Mu’adh advocated knowledge and the remembrance of Allah. Moreover, he invited mankind to seek the useful and true knowledge saying, ‘I warn you against the deviation of wise men. You will know the truth when you see it, for it has a distinctive light!’ He believed that worship was an end and a means to reach justice.

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