Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
مُحَمَّد بْن أَبِي بَكْر
	Islamic miniature depicting Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (left) telling Aisha of her pardon by his lord, Ali after the Battle of the Camel
Governor of Egypt
	In office; 657–658
Caliph	Ali
Preceded by	Qays ibn Sa'd
Succeeded by	Malik al-Ashtar ; Amr ibn al-As
Personal details
Born	c. 631; Mecca, Hejaz
Died	c. July/August 658 (aged 26–27); Egypt
Relations	Banu Taym (clan); Aisha (half-sister); Asma (half-sister); Umm Kulthum (half-sister); Abd al-Rahman (half-brother); Abdullah (half-brother);
Children	Al-Qasim;
Parents	Abu Bakr (father); Asma bint Umays (mother);
Military service
Allegiance	Rashidun Caliphate;
Years of service	656–658
Battles/wars	Uprisings against Uthman (654–656); First Fitna Battle of the Camel; Battle of Siffin; Umayyad invasions of Egypt (657–658) ; ;

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abi Quhafa al-Taymi (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْن أَبِي بَكْر بْن أَبِي قُحَافَة, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʾAbī Bakr ibn ʾAbī Quḥāfa; c. 632–July/August 658) was an Arab commander and a prominent partisan of the fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib. He was the youngest son of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, and Asma bint Umays. Following his father's death, he was raised in the household of Ali, becoming one of his most loyal supporters.

Muhammad played a controversial role in the revolt against the third caliph, Uthman, serving as a leader of the Egyptian delegation that besieged the Caliph's residence in Medina. During the First Fitna, he fought alongside Ali at the Battle of the Camel and the Battle of Siffin. In 658, Ali appointed him Governor of Egypt, where he was ultimately defeated and killed by the forces of Mu'awiya I led by Amr ibn al-As.

He is highly regarded in Shia Islam for his devotion to Ali, despite his sister Aisha's opposition to the Caliph. His son, Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, became a renowned jurist in Medina and is considered one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina.