Hazrat Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

Eldest Son of Abu Bakr

Abd al-Rahman was the eldest son of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu Bakr as-Siddiqرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFirst Caliph; the Prophet's closest companionKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun and the full brother of Aisha رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاHazrat Aisha bint Abi Bakrرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاWife of the Prophet ﷺ; the most beloved of his wives and a foremost scholar of the UmmahMothers of the Believers · Narrators (both born of Umm Ruman رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاHazrat Umm Ruman bint Amirرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاWife of Abu Bakr; mother of Aisha and Abd al-RahmanMuhajirun). He had seen the assassin Abu Lu’lu conspiring with others beforehand, and after Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun was stabbed it was Abd al-Rahman who recognised the dagger and reported what he had witnessed. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 382, 384 — Najeebabadi — Abd al-Rahman, brother of Aisha; he recognises the dagger used to stab Umar.

Faith Above Gain

In his later years he would not pledge allegiance to Yazid in Mu’awiya رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyanرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُA scribe of the revelation; long governor of SyriaNarrators of Hadith’s lifetime. When a hundred thousand dirhams were sent to win him over, he refused, saying, “Should I sell my faith for my worldly gain?” and withdrew to Makkah, where he died suddenly in his sleep. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 2 · pp. 281 — Kandhlawi — Abd al-Rahman refuses 100,000 dirhams to pledge to Yazid and dies near Makkah.