Ibn Manda mentions only that he fought at Badr (1). Abu ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Barr and others, however, say that he was present at Uhud (2). He is the one who killed Musaylimah with his sword, together with the spear-thrust of Wahshi (3). He was the uncle of ʿAbbad ibn Tamim. It is also said that he was killed on the Day of al-Harrah, in the year 63 AH (4).
81 – Haritha ibn al-Nuʿman ibn Nafʿ ibn Zayd ibn ʿUbayd al-Khazraji,* son of Thalabah ibn Ghanm ibn Malik ibn al-Najjar al-Khazraji, al-Najjari. It is likewise said that he was the son of Rafiʿ instead of Nafʿ. His children were: ʿAbd Allah, ʿAbd al-Rahman, Sawdah, ʿAmrah, and Umm Kulthum. His kunya was Abu ʿAbd Allah. He witnessed Badr and the other campaigns, and we know of no report transmitted from him. He was devout, virtuous, and remarkably dutiful to his mother.
He related, “I saw Gabriel twice in my lifetime: on the Day of al-Sowrayn (5) when—”