(Friday Sermon - February 15, 2019 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Haris bin Khazama Ansari’s title was Abu Bishr and he belonged to the Khazraj tribe of the Ansar, who were confederates of the Banu Abdil Ash‘hal tribe. Hazrat Haris bin Khazama^(ra) participated in all of the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa) including the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq [the ditch]. The Holy Prophet^(sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Haris bin Khazama^(ra) and Hazrat Iyas bin Bukair^(ra).

Incident During the Battle of Tabuk

In the accounts of history it states that during the Battle of Tabuk, the Holy Prophet’s^(sa) camel went missing. The hypocrites raised the allegation against the Holy Prophet^(sa) saying, “How can he have knowledge of the Heavens when he does not even know where his camel is?” When the Holy Prophet^(sa) came to know about this, he said, “I only possess knowledge of those matters which God has informed me of.” The Holy Prophet^(sa) then said that God had informed him about his camel and that it was in the mountain pass of a certain valley. This incident has been mentioned before as well, in reference to another companion. The companion who went in search of the camel according to the instructions of the Holy Prophet^(sa) and brought it back was Hazrat Haris bin Khazama^(ra). He passed away in Medina in 40 AH during the Khilafat of Hazrat Ali^(ra) at the age of 67. (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 1, pp. 602-603, Al-Harith bin Khazama^(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Isabatu Fi Tamyiz Al-Sahaba, Vol. 1, p. 666, Al-Harith bin Khazama^(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1995)