Uqba ibn al-Harith

Uqba ibn al-Harith ({{langx|ar|عقبة بن الحارث}}) was a companion of Muhammad, but used to be an enemy of him when he was a Pagan. According to the Muslim scholar Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, when he was still a Pagan, the Quraysh ordered Khubayb bin ‘Adiy to be crucified by Uqba ibn al-Harith during the Expedition of Al Raji, because he had killed Uqba ibn al-Harith's father.Mubarakpuri, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r_80rJHIaOMC&pg=PA351 The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet], p. 351.

The killing of Khubyab bin Adi by Uqba ibn al-Harith is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari as follows:

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The person who killed Khubaib was Abu Sarua (i.e. 'Uqba bin Al-Harith).

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