Al-Harith ibn Malik ibn al-Barsa' al-Laythi

الحارث بن مالك ابن البرصاء الليثي

A man of Layth whom Ghalib ibn Abdullah's detachment met at Qudayd and seized; he said he was on his way to the Prophet ﷺ to embrace Islam, so they bound him for the night under a guard and carried him along on the way back.

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The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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A man of the Layth whom the raid of Ghalib ibn Abd Allah met at Qudayd, and they took him. He said that he had come wanting Islam, and had come out only to the Messenger of God. They said to him: "If you are a Muslim, a night's bond will not harm you; if you are otherwise, we will hold you fast." They bound him, left a black man over him, and then took him along with them on their return. 1 2

Notes for researchers

  • His story comes from the report of Jundab ibn Makith alone, and what happened to him afterwards is not mentioned by Ibn Ishaq. 2

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Participated in
Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi's raid on Banu al-Mulawwah at al-Kudayd
Member of
Kinana

People and things also explored

Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi· Banu al-Mulawwah· Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat· Fatima bint Safwan· Jundab ibn Makith al-Juhani· Muhallim ibn Jaththama al-Laythi· Muhammad· al-Kudayd

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/258
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/259
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Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi

A Companion of Kalb ibn Awf ibn Layth; the Prophet set him over a detachment against Banu al-Mulawwah at al-Kudayd, which raided them and drove off their herds, and over another to the land of Banu Murra in which Mirdas ibn Nahik was killed.