Harith ibn Nabhan (Arabic: الحارِث بن نَبهان) was martyred in the battle of Karbala.

Harith ibn Nabhan
الحارِث بن نَبهان
Personal
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75)
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Known forBeing a companion of Hussain ibn Ali

Biography

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His father, Nabhan, was the slave of Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. Nahban was a brave horseman who died two years after the martyrdom of Hamza.[1] Harith was a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Hasan ibn Ali. He accompanied Hussain ibn Ali to Karbala and was martyred in the first attack of the army of Umar ibn Sa'd.[2]

Harith ibn Nabhan is a different person than Harith ibn Nabhan al-Basri, who was a hadith transmitter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ḥusaynī Shīrāzī. Dhakhīrat al-dārayn. p. 472.
  2. ^ Samāwī. Ibṣār al-ʿayn fī anṣār al-Ḥusayn (a). p. 98.
  3. ^ Dhahabī. Tārīkh al-Islām. Vol. 10. p. 108.