Ubaydah ibn al-Harith
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Ubaydah ibn al-Harith is the son of Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib and one of the sahaba
Sahaba
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 of Muhammad
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Obaidah ibn al-Harith ibn Abdul-Muttalib, was the first Muslim
Muslim
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 to be killed in battle. He was a cousin of Muhammad
Muhammad
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 and Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...

, and he was the first Martyr
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 of the battle of Badr
Battle of Badr
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. Following his death, his widow Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Zaynab bint Khuzayma
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 became Muhammad's fifth wife.

Zayd ibn Haritha was the first Muslim to be killed on foreign soil.

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