OverviewA companion who helped gather the Qur’an into written collections.CategoryCompanionPeriodc. 610 – c. 665 CE
His workAfter Muhammad ﷺ died, Abu Bakr asked him to gather Qur’an passages from written material and people who had memorised them.Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 4986
A lasting changeHe later helped prepare Qur’an copies under Uthman. His work linked the first collection with copies sent to different regions.Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 4987
Writing and learningZayd was one of Muhammad’s ﷺ scribes. TDV describes his learning Hebrew or Syriac writing to help with correspondence. Reports about other languages do not establish that he mastered every language in two weeks.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Zayd ibn Thabit
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Zayd ibn ThabitSahih al-Bukhari 4986Sahih al-Bukhari 4987
