Busr ibn Sufyan al-Khuza'i

Busr ibn Sufyān al-Khuzāʿī was a Muslim from the tribe of Khuzāʿah, a tribe neutral in the conflict between Quraysh and the Muslims, and one in which the Prophet's ﷺ conversion was not yet publicly known. When the Prophet ﷺ set out from Madinah in Dhū al-Qaʿdah of 6 AH intending to perform ʿUmrah at Makkah, he sent Busr ahead from Dhū al-Ḥulayfah as a scout, precisely because Busr's unknown status and his tribe's neutrality allowed him to move through Makkah unnoticed as an ordinary pilgrim while gathering information on Quraysh's response. Busr returned partway along the route, at ʿUsfān, with the report that Quraysh had armed for war, worn their leopard-skin battle dress, brought their women and children as a show of resolve, and sent Khālid ibn al-Walīd to block the road at Ghumaym, intelligence that shaped the Prophet's ﷺ decision to seek an alternate route to Makkah rather than risk confrontation.