Ibn al-Daghina

Chief of an unnamed tribe neighboring Mecca. A former trade partner and friend of Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq. When Abū Bakr set out to emigrate to Abyssinia, Ibn al-Daghina intercepted him on the road to Jeddah and persuaded him to return, offering his tribal protection, formally announced at the Kaʿbah and accepted by Quraysh. He is described by the speaker as a man of honor who went out of his way to help Abū Bakr.

Quraysh's condition for accepting the protection: Abū Bakr could not pray publicly. When Abū Bakr built an extension of his house as a small masjid and prayed aloud from it, drawing crowds with his weeping, melodious recitation, Quraysh pressured Ibn al-Daghina to escalate the restriction to all prayer, even in private. When he relayed this ultimatum, Abū Bakr replied: "I return your protection to you and accept only the protection of Allāh." Ibn al-Daghina complied without resistance.

He was not a Muslim and is not known to have accepted Islam. He represents the concept of tribal ḥimāyah (protection) in Jāhilī Arabia and illustrates how even non-Muslim allies provided critical cover for early Muslims.