Amir ibn Fuhayra

ʿĀmir ibn Fuhayra (Arabic: عامر بن فهيرة) (586–625) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also known by the kunya (teknonym) Abū ʿAmr.

Background Of African ancestry, he was born a slave in the possession of the Azd tribe. Later he was owned by Al-Tufayl ibn Al-Harith, the stepson of the Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr, who was also a member of this tribe before 614. He was the one to write the note to Surraqah bin Mallik that no harm would come to them from the Prophet's side.

At first Amir stayed with Saad ibn Khaythama in Medina; but he later returned to Abu Bakr's house. Muhammad made a pact of brotherhood between Amir and Al-Harith ibn Aws ibn Muadh. Soon after their arrival, Amir, Abu Bakr and Bilal were all struck by Medina fever. When the young Aisha came to inquire after their health, Amir replied, apparently rambling:

I have experienced death before actually tasting it: The coward’s death comes upon him as he sits. Every man resists it with all his might like the ox who protects his body with his horns.

Amir fought at the battles of Badr and Uhud.

Death He participated in the Battle of Bir Ma'una in July or August 625. When he was stabbed by Jabbar ibn Sulma from the Kalb tribe, he exclaimed, "I have been successful, by Allah!" He was among the first to die in the battle. Urwa reported that his body was never found, for "the angels had buried him" and he was raised directly to Heaven. Later Jabbar asked what Amir had meant by saying, "I have won." When he was told that Amir had gained Paradise, Jabbar also became a Muslim.