Uqba ibn al-Harith () 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, 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:

See also List of battles of Muhammad

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