ʿĀmir ibn Fuhayra (Arabic: عامر بن فهيرة) <span dir="ltr" lang="en">(586–625)</span> 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;