Harith ibn Rab'i

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Harith ibn Rab'i (Arabic: حريث بن ربيع‎) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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

1 Biography
2 Legacy
3 References

[edit] Biography

He had a Mawla named "Abu Muhammad" ^[1]. Presumably, he had a son named "Qatada ibn al-Harith". Her wife was Kabsha bint Kab ibn Malik ^[2]

[edit] 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." ^[3]

He also narrated a hadith from the Battle of Hunayn where people, including Umar where fleeing, and they letter talkted about war booty ^[4]

[edit] Abu Bakr's era (632 – 634)

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[edit] Umar's era (634-644)

[edit] Uthman's era (644–656)

[edit] 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. ^[5]