ʿUbayda ibn al-Ḥārith (Arabic: عبيدة بن الحارث) (c. 562 – 13 March 624) was a relative[1] and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
By various concubines, he was the father of nine children: Muawiya, Awn, Munqidh, al-Harith, Ibrahim, Rabta, Khadija, Suhaykhla, and Safiya.
[6]: 36 His name is twelfth on Ibn Ishaq's list of people who accepted Islam at the invitation of Abu Bakr.
They expected to intercept a Quraysh caravan that was returning from Syria under the protection of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and 200 armed riders.
I hope in exchange for a life near to Allah, with Houris fashioned like the most beautiful statues, with the highest heaven for those who mount there...[5]: 349 He died at al-Safra, a day's march from Badr, and was buried there.