Harith ibn Rab'i

Harith ibn Rab'i ( _ar. حريث بن ربيع) was one of the companions of Muhammad.

Hi full name was Abu Qatada al-Harith ibn Rabi'i al-Ansari

Biography

He had a Mawla named "Abu Muhammad" [ [http://bewley.virtualave.net/muw8.html Muw8 ] ] . Presumably, he had a son named "Qatada ibn al-Harith". Her wife was Kabsha bint Kab ibn Malik [Al-Muwatta [http://www.knowtheprophet.com/files/2discoverislam_com_Muatta.pdf pdf!] ]

Muhammad's era (610-632)

Harith ibn Rab'i narrated::"A funeral procession passed by Allah's Apostle who said, "Relieved or relieving?" The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is relieved and relieving?" He said, "A believer is relieved (by death) from the troubles and hardships of the world and leaves for the Mercy of Allah, while (the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and) the animals from him." [Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 76, Number 519 [http://hadeeth.blogspot.com/2002_08_01_hadeeth_archive.html] ]

He also narrated a hadith from the Battle of Hunayn where people, including Umar where fleeing, and they letter talkted about war booty [Sahih Bukhari [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/053.sbt.html#004.053.370 004.053.370] ]

Abu Bakr's era (632 – 634)

Umar's era (634-644)

Uthman's era (644–656)

Ali's era (656–661)

He participiated in the Battle of the Camel. He was an officer on Ali's side, and when entering Basra, he was riding a powerful bay. He wore a white turban, carried a sword and a bow, and led a contingent of 1000 horsemen. [Restatement of History of Islam [http://www.al-islam.org/restatement/61.htm The Battle of Basra] on Al-Islam.org, http://www.ismaili.net/Source/myflag/04islamic.html]

Legacy

He is a narrator of hadith, and he is quoted in several hadith collections, including Sahih Bukhari.

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