His Son on the Battlefield (Hazrat Musleh Mau’d’s (ra) Narration)

Whilst mentioning this, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) states:

“Once, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) was eating in the company of the Holy Prophet (sa) and they began speaking on different topics. Hazrat Abdur-Rahman, who was the eldest son of Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) and later became a Muslim, took part in the battle of Badr or Uhud from the disbelievers’ side. During the course of their meal, he said, ‘Father, you walked by such and such place during the battle and at the time I was hiding behind a rock. If I wanted to I could have attacked and killed you. However, I thought to myself, “Why would I kill my father?”’ Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) replied, ‘God had decreed that you were going to accept faith thus you were saved, otherwise, by God, if I had seen you, I would have certainly killed you.’”

(Tafsir-e-Kabir, Vol. 9, p. 588)