# The Prophet ﷺ’s Bodyguard: Mughira ibn Shu‘ba (ra)

An episode of [The Firsts with Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1522154152), 10 Dec 2024, 31 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1194665/episodes/16257377-the-prophet-s-bodyguard-mughira-ibn-shu-ba-ra.mp3

He came to Islam after a severely checkered past, but never let his flaws stop him from assuming his place in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ. He used his strength and sense of movement to monitor the Prophet’s every move, and came back to Ta’if with the command to destroy their idol.

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