[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from entering the inaccessible.  

نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَدْخُلَ عَلَى الْمُغِيبَاتِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The difference between our fasting and that of the people of the Book is eating shortly before dawn. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2343)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ فَصْلَ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ  

[Machine] I heard 'Amr ibn al-'As saying, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me a message, saying, 'Take your clothes and weapons and come to me.' So I went to him and he was performing ablution. He glanced at me and then lowered his gaze. He said, 'I intend to send you on a military expedition, may Allah grant you safety and blessings, and may He bring you booty. And I will give you a portion of the wealth out of righteous desire.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I did not embrace Islam for the sake of wealth, but I embraced it to become a zealous follower of Islam and to be with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' He said, 'O 'Amr, yes, indeed, wealth is good for a righteous person.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ يَقُولُ بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ خُذْ عَلَيْكَ ثِيَابَكَ وَسِلَاحَكَ ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَصَعَّدَ فِيَّ النَّظَرَ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَبْعَثَكَ عَلَى جَيْشٍ فَيُسَلِّمَكَ اللهُ وَيُغْنِمَكَ وَأَزْعبُ لَكَ مِنَ الْمَالِ رَغْبَةً صَالِحَةً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَالِ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ زَعْبَةًفِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا عَمْرُو نِعْمًا بِالْمَالِ الصَّالِحُ لِلرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ  

[Machine] And he said, "He ascended in sight."  

وَقَالَ صَعَّدَ فِيَّ البَصَرَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who shows kindness to the Muslims, shows kindness to the least among them."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُجِيرُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَدْنَاهُمْ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The rebellious group will kill him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ  

[Machine] Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from seeking permission to visit women except with the permission of their husbands.  

عَمْرٌو نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَأْذِنَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ  

Eat. He said: I am fasting. 'Amr said: Eat, these are the days on which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us to break fast, and forbid us to keep fast. The narrator Malik said: These are the day of al-tashriq (i.e. 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2418)  

عَمْرٌو كُلْ فَهَذِهِ الْأَيَّامُ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا بِفِطْرِهَا وَيَنْهَى عَنْ صِيَامِهَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَهِيَ أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ  

[Machine] "I am fasting, then the second (day) and the third (day) also. But (he) said, except if you have heard it from the Messenger of Allah. So (he) said, I have heard it from the Messenger of Allah."  

إِنِّي صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةَ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in this valley, he said, 'Look, do you see anything?' We said, 'We see a crow among the crows, with a red beak and two red legs.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'A woman will not enter Paradise if she resembles this crow among the crows.'"  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي هَذَا الشِّعْبِ إِذْ قَالَ انْظُرُوا هَلْ تَرَوْنَ شَيْئًا؟ فَقُلْنَا نَرَى غِرْبَانًا فِيهَا غُرَابٌ أَعْصَمُ أَحْمَرُ الْمِنْقَارِ وَالرِّجْلَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُنَّ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْغُرَابِ فِي الْغِرْبَانِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The difference between our fasting and that of the people of the Book is eating shortly before dawn. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2343)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ فَصْلًا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ  

[Machine] A companion of the Prophet ﷺ passed away and his family did not have enough barley bread. Musa, who refers to barley and oat when mixed together.  

رَجُلٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ لَقَدْ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا شَبِعَ أَهْلُهُ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ الْغَلِيثِ قَالَ مُوسَى يَعْنِي الشَّعِيرَ وَالسُّلْتَ إِذَا خُلِطَا  

[Machine] I heard Amr bin al-Aas delivering a sermon to the people in Egypt, saying, "How far away your guidance is from the guidance of your Prophet ﷺ. As for him, he was the least concerned with the worldly life among the people, while as for you, you are the most desirous of it."  

سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ بِمِصْرَ يَقُولُ مَا أَبْعَدَ هَدْيَكُمْ مِنْ هَدْيِ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ أَمَّا هُوَ فَكَانَ أَزْهَدَ النَّاسِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَأَرْغَبُ النَّاسِ فِيهَا  

'If a judge passes a judgment having exerted himself to arrive at what is correct, and he is indeed correct, he will have two rewards. If he passes judgment having exerted himself to arrive at what is correct, but it is incorrect, he will have one reward.'" I narrated it to Abu Bakr bin Hazm and he said: "This is what Abu Salamah narrated to me from Abu Hurairah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3574)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا حَكَمَ الْحَاكِمُ فَاجْتَهَدَ فَأَصَابَ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ وَإِذَا حَكَمَ فَاجْتَهَدَ فَأَخْطَأَ فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ قَالَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

[Machine] "I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying that while I was sleeping, the angels came to me and carried the pillar of the Book from under my pillow and took it to Sham (Syria). Verily, faith is where trials are."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي مَنَامِي أَتَتْنِي الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَحَمَلَتْ عَمُودَ الْكِتَابِ مِنْ تَحْتِ وِسَادَتِي فَعَمَدَتْ بِهِ إِلَى الشَّامِ أَلَا فَالْإِيمَانُ حَيْثُ تَقَعُ الْفِتَنُ بِالشَّامِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Indeed, his killer and the one who took his possessions are in the Fire." It was said to 'Amr: "But you are the one who killed him." He said: "He had only said the killer and the one who took his possessions."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ قَاتِلَهُ وَسَالِبَهُ فِي النَّارِ فَقِيلَ لِعَمْرٍو فَإِنَّكَ هُوَ ذَا تُقَاتِلُهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ قَاتِلَهُ وَسَالِبَهُ  

[Machine] About the trench, I gathered a group of men from the Quraysh who used to see my location and hear from me. So I said to them, "Do you know, by Allah, I see Muhammad's matter rising greatly, and I have seen a vision. What do you see in it?" They asked, "What did you see?" I said, "I saw that we meet with the Najashi (King of Abyssinia), so that if Muhammad appears over our people, we will be with the Najashi. Because being under his authority is more beloved to us than being under the authority of Muhammad. And if our people appear, they will only bring us goodness." They said, "This plan is good." So I told them to gather what we will present to the Najashi, and the most beloved thing that could be presented to him was Adham from our land. So we gathered a lot of Adham for him, and we traveled until we reached him. By Allah, we were with him when 'Amr ibn Umayyah Ad-Damri came, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent him to the Najashi regarding Ja'far and his companions. 'Amr entered upon him and then left his presence. So I said to my companions, "This is 'Amr ibn Umayyah. If I had met the Najashi and asked him for him, he would have given him to me and I would have killed him. So when Quraysh saw that I had relieved them by killing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they let me enter upon him. So I prostrated before him as I used to do, and he said, 'Welcome, my friend. Did you bring me anything from your land?' I said, 'Yes, O King, I have brought you a lot of Adham.' He was amazed by them and liked them. Then I said to him, 'O King, I have seen a man who came from you, and he is a Messenger of a man who is an enemy to us. Give him to me so that I can kill him, for he has harmed some of our nobles and elites.' The Najashi became angry and raised his hand, striking his nose. I thought he had broken it, and if the earth had split open for me, I would have entered it due to him. Then I said to him, 'O King, by Allah, if I had thought that you disliked this, I would not have asked you for it.' He said, 'Do you ask me to give you the Messenger of a man whom the greatest catastrophe used to come to, like that which used to come to Musa, so that you can kill him?' I said, 'O King, is he such?' He said, 'Woe unto you, O 'Amr! Obey him and follow him, for by Allah, he is on the truth and he will be victorious. There will come a time when people will appear against him as Musa appeared against Fir'awn and his soldiers.' I said, 'So pledge allegiance to him for Islam.' He said, 'Yes.' He extended his hand and I pledged allegiance to him for Islam. Then I went out to my companions with my vision being different from what it used to be, and I concealed my Islam from my companions. Then I went out following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to become Muslim. I met Khalid ibn Al-Walid, who was approaching from Makkah, and I said, 'Where are you, O Abu Sulayman?' He said, 'By Allah, the canyons are straight, and that man is truly a Prophet. I will go and become Muslim.' I asked, 'Until when?' He said, 'By Allah, I only came to become Muslim.' I said, 'We have preceded you in pledging allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So we arrived to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Khalid ibn Al-Walid became Muslim and pledged allegiance to him. Then I approached and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I pledge allegiance to you on the condition that you forgive me for what has passed of my sins and that you do not mention them. He ﷺ said, 'O 'Amr, pledge allegiance, for indeed Islam erases what came before it, and Hijrah erases what came before it.' I said, 'So I pledged allegiance to him,' and then I departed." Ibn Ishaq said, "I have narrated this story to you from a trustworthy person." Uthman ibn Talhah ibn Abi Talhah was with them when they became Muslim.  

عَنِ الْخَنْدَقِ جَمَعْتُ رِجَالًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ مَكَانِي وَيَسْمَعُونَ مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى أَمْرَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْلُو الْأُمُورَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَأْيًا فَمَا تَرَوْنَ فِيهِ؟ قَالُوا وَمَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ نَلْحَقَ بِالنَّجَاشِيِّ فَنَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ فَإِنْ ظَهَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَى قَوْمِنَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّجَاشِيِّ فَإِنَّا أَنْ نَكُونَ تَحْتَ يَدَيْهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ أَنْ نَكُونَ تَحْتَ يَدَيْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنْ ظَهَرَ قَوْمُنَا فَنَحْنُ مَنْ قَدْ عُرِفُوا فَلَنْ يَأْتِيَنَا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا خَيْرٌ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّأْيُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ فَاجْمَعُوا لَهُ مَا نُهْدِي لَهُ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا يُهْدَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَرْضِنَا الْأَدَمُ فَجَمَعْنَا لَهُ أُدْمًا كَثِيرًا فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّا لَعِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيُّ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ بَعَثَهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَأْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي هَذَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ لَوْ قَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَأَعْطَانِيهِ فَضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَهُ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَأَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنِّي قَدْ أَجْزَأْتُ عَنْهَا حِينَ قَتَلْتُ رَسُولَ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَسَجَدْتُ لَهُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِصَدِيقِي أَهْدَيْتَ لِي مِنْ بِلَادِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْأَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ قَدْ أَهْدَيْتُ لَكَ أُدْمًا كَثِيرًا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَعْجَبَهُ وَاشْتَهَاهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ رَجُلٍ عَدُوٍّ لَنَا فَأَعْطِنِيهِ لِأَقْتُلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَصَابَ مِنْ أَشْرَافِنَا وَخِيَارِنَا قَالَ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَهُ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا أَنْفَهُ ضَرْبَةً ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ قَدْ كَسَرَهُ فَلَوِ انْشَقَّتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ لَدَخَلْتُ فِيهَا فَرَقًا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَاللهِ لَوْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ هَذَا مَا سَأَلْتُكَهُ فَقَالَ أَتَسْأَلُنِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ رَسُولَ رَجُلٍ يَأْتِيهِ النَّامُوسُ الْأَكْبَرُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِي مُوسَى لِتَقْتُلَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَكَذَاكَ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا عَمْرُو أَطِعْنِي وَاتَّبِعْهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَعَلَى الْحَقِّ وَلَيَظْهَرَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَهُ كَمَا ظَهَرَ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَبَايِعْنِي لَهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ وَبَايَعْتُهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي وَقَدْ حَالَ رَأْيِي عَمَّا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَكَتَمْتُ أَصْحَابِي إِسْلَامِي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ عَامِدًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُسْلِمَ فَلَقِيتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ وَذَلِكَ قُبَيْلَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ؟ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَقَامَ الْمَنْسِمُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَنَبِيٌّ أَذْهَبُ وَاللهِ أُسْلِمُ فَحَتَّى مَتَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا جِئْتُ إِلَّا لِأُسْلِمَ قَالَ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَدِمَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِفَأَسْلَمَ وَبَايَعَ ثُمَّ دَنَوْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِي وَلَا أَذْكُرُ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَمْرُو بَايِعْ فَإِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَجُبُّ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَإِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ تَجُبُّ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهَا قَالَ فَبَايَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ لَا أَتَّهِمُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ كَانَ مَعَهُمَا أَسْلَمَ حِينَ أَسْلَمَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He will be killed by the rebellious group." Then Amr ibn al-Aas rushed in fear until he entered upon Muawiyah. Muawiyah asked him, "What is the matter with you?" He replied, "Amr has been killed." Muawiyah said, "Has Ammar been killed? So what?" Amr said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'He will be killed by the rebellious group.'" Muawiyah said to him, "Are you refuting your own urine? Did we kill him? Ali and his companions were the ones who killed him. They brought him until they threw him among our spears or swords."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ فَقَامَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ فَزِعًا يُرَجِّعُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ قَالَ قُتِلَ عَمَّارٌ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قَدْ قُتِلَ عَمَّارٌ فَمَاذَا؟ قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ دُحِضْتَ فِي بَوْلِكَ أَوَنَحْنُ قَتَلْنَاهُ؟ إِنَّمَا قَتَلَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ جَاءُوا بِهِ حَتَّىأَلْقَوْهُ بَيْنَ رِمَاحِنَا أَوْ قَالَ بَيْنَ سُيُوفِنَا  

[Machine] He invited a Bedouin to food, and that was after the sacrifice by a day. The Bedouin said, "I am fasting." He said to him, "Indeed, 'Amr ibn al-'As invited a man to food on this day, and he said, 'I am fasting.' 'Amr said, 'Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade fasting on this day.'"  

دَعَا أَعْرَابِيًّا إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ النَّحْرِ بِيَوْمٍ فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ دَعَا رَجُلًا إِلَى الطَعَامٍ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ صَوْمِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] When death approached Amr ibn al-As, he wept. His son, Abdullah, said to him, "Why are you crying? Is it from the fear of death?" He replied, "No, by Allah, but because of what comes after." His son said to him, "You were on the right path," and began to remind him of his companionship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his conquests in Sham. Amr said, "You have neglected something better than all of that: the testimony that there is no god but Allah. I had gone through three phases in my life, each of which I knew well in myself.

I was first a disbeliever, and the most intense enemy of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; had I died then, I would undoubtedly have been in Hell. When I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I was the most bashful of people before him. I could not gaze fully upon him, nor speak frankly with him until he departed to Allah out of shyness. If I had died then, people would have said, 'Congratulations to Amr; he became a Muslim and was on the right path, so he died hoping for Paradise.' After that, I took on positions of power and other experiences, about which I do not know whether they will be for or against me.

So, if I die, do not cry for me, do not follow me with praises or fire. Tighten my shroud well, for I will be questioned. Spread soil over me evenly, for my right side does not deserve it more than my left side. Do not place wood or stone in my grave. When you have buried me, sit by me for the time it takes to slaughter and distribute a camel so that I may find solace with you."  

قَالَ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَى فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ لِمَ تَبْكِي أَجَزَعًا عَلَى الْمَوْتِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ وَلَكِنْ مِمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ كُنْتَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يُذَكِّرُهُ صُحْبَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفُتُوحَهُ الشَّامَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو تَرَكْتَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَطْبَاقٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا طَبَقٌ إِلَّا قَدْ عَرَفْتُ نَفْسِي فِيهِ

كُنْتُ أَوَّلَ شَيْءٍ كَافِرًا وَكُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَوْ مِتُّ حِينَئِذٍ وَجَبَتْ لِي النَّارُ فَلَمَّا بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَمَا مَلَأْتُ عَيْنِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا رَاجَعْتُهُ فِيمَا أُرِيدُ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللهِ ﷻ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَلَوْ مِتُّ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ النَّاسُ هَنِيئًا لِعَمْرٍو أَسْلَمَ وَكَانَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَمَاتَ فَرُجِيَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ثُمَّ تَلَبَّسْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِالسُّلْطَانِ وَأَشْيَاءَ فَلَا أَدْرِي عَلَيَّ أَمْ لِي

فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَلَا تَبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيَّ وَلَا تُتْبِعْنِي مَادِحًا وَلَا نَارًا وَشُدُّوا عَلَيَّ إِزَارِي فَإِنِّي مُخَاصِمٌ وَسُنُّوا عَلَيَّ التُّرَابَ سَنًّا فَإِنَّ جَنْبِيَ الْأَيْمَنَ لَيْسَ بِأَحَقَّ بِالتُّرَابِ مِنْ جَنْبِي الْأَيْسَرِ وَلَا تَجْعَلَنَّ فِي قَبْرِي خَشَبَةً وَلَا حَجَرًا فَإِذَا وَارَيْتُمُونِي فَاقْعُدُوا عِنْدِي قَدْرَ نَحْرِ جَزُورٍ وَتَقْطِيعِهَا أَسْتَأْنِسْ بِكُمْ  

[Machine] "O Abu Abdullah, what is this grief, while the Messenger of Allah used to be close to you and seek your assistance?" He said, "O my son, it was like that. I will inform you about it. By Allah, I do not know whether it was love or compassion that brought us together. However, I bear witness to two men who have passed away and I loved them dearly. They are Ibn Sumayyah and Ibn Umm Abd. When he was telling me this, he put his hand on the place where the necklace is worn and said, 'O Allah, you commanded us and we obeyed, you forbade us and we abstained. We have nothing but to seek your forgiveness.' And this was his last statement until he died."  

يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا هَذَا الْجَزَعُ وَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُدْنِيكَ وَيَسْتَعْمِلُكَ؟ قَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ قَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ وَسَأُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي أَحُبًّا كَانَذَلِكَ أَمْ تَأَلُّفًا يَتَأَلَّفُنِي وَلَكِنِّي أَشْهَدُ عَلَى رَجُلَيْنِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا وَهُوَ يُحِبُّهُمَا ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ وَابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ فَلَمَّا حَدَّثَهُ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ مَوْضِعَ الْغِلَالِ مِنْ ذَقْنِهِ وَقَالَ اللهُمَّ أَمَرْتَنَا فَتَرَكْنَا وَنَهَيْتَنَا فَرَكِبْنَا وَلَا يَسَعُنَا إِلَّا مَغْفِرَتُكَ وَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ هِجِّيرَاهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ