It is narrated from Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those young men of Quraysh who migrated to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before the Conquest of Makkah.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) remained (at first) upon the polytheistic religion of his people, until he took part in the Battle of Badr on the side of the polytheists and issued a challenge to single combat. His father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), stood up to face him, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Let us continue to benefit from your person (that is, withdraw from the fight)." Then Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) embraced Islam during the period of the truce of Hudaybiyah. His kunyah was Abu Abdullah, and he died in 53 AH during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him). Among the children of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman was a son named Abu Atiq, and his descendants are called Banu Abi Atiq.

It is narrated from Ayyub that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "I saw you (within my aim) on the day of Uhud, but I turned away from you (that is, I did not strike because you are my father)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "But if I had seen you, I would never have turned away from you (that is, I would have struck you for the sake of the truth)."