Ubaydah ibn al-Harith

Ubayda ibn al-Harith was a relative and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is known for commanding the expedition in which Islam’s first arrow was shot and for being the first Muslim to be martyred in battle and third ever in Islam.

Family Ubaydah was the son of al-Harith ibn Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy, hence a first cousin of Muhammad and nephew of Muhammad's father Abdullah and of his brothers Abu Talib and Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. If He is son of al-Harith ibn Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy, then he can not be the first cousin of Muhammad instead in that case he will be a Uncle of Muhammad and first cousion of Muhammad’s father Abdullah and of his brothers Abu Talib and Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. However if he is son of Muhammad's uncle al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib as indicating by His mother, Sukhayla bint Khuza'i ibn Huwayrith ibn al-Harith ibn Khaythama ibn al-Harith ibn Malik ibn Jusham ibn Thaqif, was from the Thaqif tribe and a wife of al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib. In that case he shall be considered as Muhammad's first cousion. He had two full brothers, al-Tufayl and al-Husayn, who were more than twenty years younger than himself.

By various concubines, he was the father of nine children: Muawiya, Awn, Munqidh, al-Harith, Ibrahim, Rabta, Khadija, Suhaykhla, and Safiya. The Muslim party travelled as far as the wells at Thanyat al-Murra,