Amir ibn Fuhayra

Amir ibn Fuhayra (may God be pleased with him), Abu Bakr's client, the third companion of the hijra ¹.

He pastured for the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr a gift-flock of sheep. He would bring it back to them when an hour of the evening had passed, and the two of them would spend the night on its milk. Each of the three nights, after Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr (may God be pleased with him) had left for Mecca, he drove his sheep over Abdullah's tracks to efface them ².

He travelled with the Prophet and Abu Bakr in the company of the hijra ³. When Suraqa asked for their safety, he sought a writ of security; the Prophet had Amir write it for him on a scrap of leather ^{4 5}.

He was killed at the Well of Ma'una, according to the well-known account ⁶.

He pastured sheep for them during the three nights they stayed in the Cave of Thawr, and he drove his sheep over the tracks of Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr to erase them (the Prophet's departure from his house and his hiding in the cave) ².