Amir ibn Fuhayra

Servant of the Hijra

Amir ibn Fuhayra was the trustworthy freedman of Abu Bakr. During the Hijra, while the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr hid in the cave of Thawr, Amir grazed Abu Bakr’s milk-goats by the cave each evening so they could drink, and drove the flock back at night over the tracks of those who came and went, to hide them from the Quraysh. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 341–343 — Kandhlawi — Amir ibn Fuhayra tends Abu Bakr's goats by the cave during the Hijra and covers the travellers' tracks.

Martyr of Bir Ma’una

Amir was among the reciters martyred at the well of Bir Ma’una. When the spear pierced him he cried, “By the Lord of the Ka’ba, I have succeeded!” — and his slayer, learning this meant Paradise, later embraced Islam. It is reported that his body was raised up and could not be found, and that the angels had taken it; the Prophet ﷺ said his soul was borne to the highest place. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 594–596 — Kandhlawi — Amir's martyrdom at Bir Ma'una; 'I have succeeded'; the report that the angels took his raised-up body.