Mention of the virtues of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both). It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that he said: In the time of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), the name of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was "Abd al-Uzza", so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to "Abd al-Rahman".

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that he said: The kunyah of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Abdullah, and according to one view it was Abu Muhammad. His mother and the mother of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was Sayyidah Umm Ruman bint Amir bin Uwaymir. Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her) embraced Islam and her Islam proved to be excellent. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about her: "Whoever would like to look at a woman from the Hur al-Ayn (the maidens of Paradise), let him look at Umm Ruman." Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her) died in Dhu al-Hijjah of 6 AH.

It is narrated from al-Ma'mari that he said: I heard Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah saying: The name of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) (in the time of Ignorance) was Abd al-Uzza, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to Abd al-Rahman. His kunyah was Abu Muhammad. He was present at the conquest of Damascus, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) granted him, as a reward, Layla, the daughter of al-Judi, the king of Damascus, as he was in love with her.

It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that they set out for Syria with some riders from the people of Makkah to obtain provisions. They came to a woman named Layla and saw her appearance and beauty. Then when Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, he was reciting these verses about her: "I remembered Layla while the land of al-Samawah still lay before me; so what has Layla, the daughter of al-Judi, to do with me, and what have I to do with her? And how did my heart come to seek a woman of Banu al-Harith who dwells in Busra or dwells in al-Ma'ati?" Then when the time of Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) came and he conquered Syria, that woman was also among the captives the Muslims took. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) about her, so he wrote to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) about the matter, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote back that the woman should be given to him (to Abd al-Rahman).