How many Companions did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, have?

It is not possible to definitively determine the exact number of the Prophet's companions (peace be upon him) due to their dispersion and the absence of a comprehensive book listing the names of all those who embraced Islam. Al-Hafiz Abu Zur'ah Al-Razi mentioned their number as 114,000, while others stated it as 124,000. This number is not far from correct, as in the Battle of Tabuk (approximately two years before the Prophet's death, peace be upon him), 30,000 fighters went forth with him. If women, children, the elderly, and those who did not participate in the battle are added to this, the number could possibly exceed one hundred thousand. Jabir ibn Abdullah also described the large number of people who performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage.