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Al-Harith ibn Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib al-Hashimi; he embraced Islam with his father, and the Prophet ﷺ employed him for some duty. He governed Mecca for 'Umar and 'Uthman, and is said to have settled in Basra and built a house there. He died under 'Uthman at about seventy years of age. 1
Sources
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.1355
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Matba'at al-Sa'ada)
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