Nafi ibn al-Harith

Nafi ibn al-Harith ibn Kalada al-Thaqafi (d. 670 AD) was Nufay ibn al-Harith aka Abu Bakrah's half-brother.

He was a physician of the Banu Thaqif and was recommended by prophet Muhammad and treated Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, and when Abu Bakr was dying he designated his illness as poisoning. He is reported to have written a book named Dialog in Medicine. He was trained in the Academy of Jundishapur in Persia. (E. Browne, Islamic Medicine, 2002, p.11, ISBN 81-87570-19-9)