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Tufayl ibn al-Harith
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Tufayl ibn al-Harith was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and stepson of the first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr.
Biography
He was the son of al-Harith ibn Sakhbara, who was from the Azd tribe, and Umm Ruman bint Amir,[1] who was from the al-Harith tribe of the Kinana group.[2]
The family migrated to Mecca, where his father became an ally of Abu Bakr. Soon afterwards, al-Harith died, leaving Tufayl and his widowed mother completely dependent on Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr married Umm Ruman c. 601.[1]
Tufayl was the owner of the slave Amir ibn Fuhayra, whom he later sold to his stepfather.[3]
When their mother emigrated to Medina in 622, Tufayl and his half-brother Abdulrahman remained in Mecca.[2]
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