Tufayl ibn al-Harith explained

Tufayl ibn al-Harith was a companion of Muhammad and stepson of 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 the 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 brother Abdulrahman remained in Mecca.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Women of Madina, p. 193. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
2. Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Kitab al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors, pp. 171-172. Albany: State University of New York Press.
3. Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 176. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.