(Friday Sermon - February 8, 2019 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Harith^(ra) bin Nu‘man bin Umayyah Ansari belonged to the Aus tribe of the Ansar. He participated in the battles of Badr and Uhud alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). He was the paternal uncle of Hazrat Abdullah bin Jubair^(ra) and Hazrat Khawat bin Jubair^(ra). He was present in the Battle of Siffin on the side of Hazrat Ali^(ra). (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 1, p. 641, Harith bin Nu’man(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Isabatu Fi Tamyiz Al-Sahaba, Vol. 1, p. 694, Harith bin Nu’man(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1995)