Hazrat al-Harith ibn Hisham

A Brother of Abu Jahl

al-Harith was the brother of Abu Jahl. At the conquest of Makkah, Umm Hani رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاHazrat Umm Hani bint Abi Talibرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاSister of Ali; granted protection that the Prophet ﷺ upheld at the conquestAhl al-Bayt sheltered him in her house. He embraced Islam — and on his conversion he said:

“By Allah! The likes of Islam can never be unknown.”

The Death-Pledge at Yarmuk

At Yarmuk, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Ikrima ibn Abi Jahlرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSon of Abu Jahl who became a devout Muslim and a martyrMuhajirun · Martyrs stood up and asked: “Who will pledge to fight to their deaths?” al-Harith — Ikrima رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Ikrima ibn Abi Jahlرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSon of Abu Jahl who became a devout Muslim and a martyrMuhajirun · Martyrs’s paternal uncle — was among the four hundred who took the pledge at his hand. They fought before Khalid رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Khalid ibn al-Walidرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe Sword of Allah; undefeated commander of the early conquestsMuhajirun’s tent until the wounds incapacitated them; a great number were martyred — and al-Harith ibn Hisham among them. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 520–521 — Kandhlawi — al-Harith ibn Hisham takes the death-pledge with Ikrima at Yarmuk.