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TIL about Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr. While still a pagan, he chose to not fight his Muslim father at the Battle of Badr. Meanwhile, Abu Bakr attempted to duel his son at the Battle of Uhud, but had been stopped by others, who believed his son would easily kill him.

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