Rabi'a ibn al-Harith

S: Rabi'a b. al-Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib b. Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf al-Qurashi al-Hashimi, known as Abu 'Aruwa, was the uncle of the Messenger of Allah and the son of 'Uzza bint Qais b. Tarif, from the children of al-Harith b. al-Fakhkh, and was the brother of Abu Sufyan b. al-Harith. He was older than his uncle 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib by several years.

And it was he whom the Messenger of Allah said on the day of the conquest of Mecca: 'Is there not every blood and every deed that was in the pre-Islamic period under my feet? And if the first blood I shed was the blood of Rabi'a b. al-Harith.'

This was because Rabi'a was killed in the pre-Islamic period by a man named Adam, as said by al-Zubayr, and it was said: Tamim. So the Messenger of Allah cancelled the pursuit of him in Islam, and did not impose any penalty on Rabi'a for it, and it was said: the name of the son of Rabi'a who was killed was Iyas.

And whoever said it was Adam was mistaken, because he saw the blood of the son of Rabi'a, and thought it was Adam b. Rabi'a, it is said: that Hammad b. Salama was the one who made the mistake in it.

And it was said about him by the Prophet: 'Rabi'a is a good man, if only he would cut his hair and straighten his cloak.'

This hadith is narrated by Sahl b. al-Hanzaliya in Khuraym b. Fatik al-Asadi.

Rabi'a was a partner of 'Uthman b. 'Affan in trade, and the Messenger of Allah gave him from Khaybar one hundred wasqs.

He narrated hadiths from the Prophet, including: 'Charity is the dirt of the people.'

His son 'Abd al-Muttalib narrated from him.

Rabi'a died in the year twenty-three in Medina, during the caliphate of 'Umar b. al-Khattab.

It was narrated by the three (Ibn Manda, Abū Nuʿaym, Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr), and Abu Musa narrated it as a supporting evidence for Ibn Manda, and Ibn Manda narrated it in full, so what is the benefit of supporting him on it.