Sa'id bin Kathir bin Ufayr states that the name of Abu Waqid al-Laythi was al-Harith bin Awf bin al-Harith bin Asid bin Jabir bin Uwayrah bin Abd Manah bin Shij' bin Amir. He was a Companion who accepted Islam early. On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the banner of Banu Layth, Damrah and Banu Sa'd bin Bakr was with him. He lived for a long time after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then he went to Makkah, stayed there for a year and died there.