Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr
عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر
Other name(s)Ibn Abi Bakr
Bornc.596 or 605
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Diedc.675 (aged 70–79)
Mecca, Umayyad Caliphate
AllegianceQuraysh (624–628)
Muhammad (628–632)
Rashidun Caliphate (632–641)
Aisha (656)
BranchRashidun army
Rashidun cavalry
Years of service624–641
Commands
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Qurayba bint Abi Umayya
  • Layla bint Al-Judi
Children
  • Muhammad Abu Atiq
  • Abd Allah
  • Talha
  • Abu Bakr
  • Uthman
  • Hammad
  • Asma
  • Umm Hakim
  • Hafsa
Relations

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abu Bakr (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر; c.596 or 605–675), was an Arab Muslim military commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the Rashidun caliphs Abu Bakr (r.632–634), and Umar (r.634–644). His mother was Umm Ruman and he was the full brother of Aisha.

Unlike the rest of his family, including his father Abu Bakr and sister Aisha, he did not convert to Islam until the Treaty of Hudaybiyah in 628.

Four generations of Abd al-Rahman's family had the distinction of being the companions (sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, namely Abd al-Rahman, his father Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, his grandfather Uthman Abu Quhafa and his son Abu Atiq Muhammad. It was believed that no other family held this distinction.