It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah that al-Harith bin al-Barsa' is in fact al-Harith bin Malik bin Qays bin Uwaydh bin Abdullah bin Jabir bin Abd Manaf bin Shij' bin Amir bin Layth. His mother was al-Barsa' bint Abdullah bin Rabi'ah al-Hilaliyyah. He stayed in Makkah and later settled in Kufah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Harith bin Malik bin al-Barsa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the day of the Conquest of Makkah: "After this year, Makkah will never be attacked (in a state of disbelief)." Sufyan said in explaining it that what is meant is upon disbelief (that is, there will never again be a need to fight to prevail over it).