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Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631-658) was the son of Islam's first caliph, Abu Bakr, and Asma bint Umais. When Abu Bakr died, Ibn Abi Bakr's mother re-married, to Ali ibn Abu Talib, the prophet Muhammad's cousin. The boy was only three years old at the time; he became Ali's adopted son and one of his supporters.
Ibn Abi Bakr had a son named Qasim ibn Muhammad, not to be confused with the islamic prophet Muhammads son Qasim ibn Muhammad. From Abi Bakrs son was the mother of Jafar as Sadiq born.
Uthman
During the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, the adult ibn Abi Bakr was stationed in the newly conquered province of Egypt.
The assassination of Caliph Uthman took place in Medina, then the capital of the burgeoning Islamic empire. There was great confusion afterwards, and some (either the mutineers, or concerned citizens, or both) are said to have approached Ali, begging him to become caliph and put an end to the chaos. Ali accepted, despite his disapproval of the murder of Uthman. However, he did not punish the rioters and mutinous soldiers -- possibly because his own position was insecure and he did not have the power to do so.
Ali's brief tenure as caliph (656-661) was spent fighting against the rebellious Kharijites.
Ali appointed Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr governor of Egypt, then a newly conquered province of the Islamic empire.
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