Habab ibn Mundhir

Al-Ḥabāb ibn al-Mundhir ibn Zayd (الحباب بن المنذر بن زيد) was one of the prominent Sahaba and Ansar from the Khazraj tribe.

He was said to commonly write and recite poetry and was married to Zainab bint Saifi ibn Sakhr al-Khazrajiyah, with whom he had at least two children Khashram and Umm Jamil.

Immediately before the Battle of Badr, Habab saw Muhammad dismount at the first well and asked him whether this location was divinely ordained or just the strategy of his human mind - and Muhammad answered it was the latter. Habab then suggested he knew of a better plan, and suggested they move further toward the enemy, make a reservoir of water from the next well and then fill it with sand - leaving the Muslim army able to withdraw to their trough for refreshment but the Quraish finding themselves unable to reach the water. That Muhammad was able to recognize Habab's idea as a preferable strategy is considered an admirable trait on behalf of the former.

He participated in the Battle of Uhud wherein he was sent out as a scout to spy on the enemy positions, and again offered his advice in the Battle of Khaybar. Habab advised encamping between the two fortresses to hinder their communication with each other at the time of the Invasion of Banu Qurayza.

He participated in the meeting at Thaqifa during the Succession to Muhammad.