At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Al-Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani, a jurist of Kufa. 2
His standing among the jurists of Kufa
Abu Ishaq said that there was no one in Kufa more knowledgeable in the law of inheritance than Ubayda and al-Harith al-A'war. Ibn Sirin named four jurists of Kufa in his time: al-Harith, Ubayda, Alqama and Shurayh. The order of al-Harith and Ubayda differs in the transmission. 2
According to the same book's established record, he was among the pupils of Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud. 2 This connection rests on one source and needs an additional source. The page gives no dates.
Connections
- Studied under
- Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
People and things also explored
al-Aswad ibn Yazid al-Nakha'i· The three years of the secret call· Stipends of Heirs and the Dead· The Battle of Badr· The burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn at Tabuk· The death of Abu Dharr at al-Rabadha· The death of Abu Jahl at Badr· The first migration to Abyssinia
Sources
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p. 43
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p.43
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Harith al-A'war”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-harith-al-awar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.