Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani (Arabic: الحارث الهمداني, lit.
'Harith from Hamadan') was a prominent contemporary of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and also was one of the firm followers of Ali.
Perhaps one of the most important accounts involving Harith al-Hamdani is one in which Ali Ibn Abi Talib spoke to him at a time when Harith was old and in poor health.
The account is in Nahj al-Balagha as follows: