[Machine] His son, Abdullah, said to him, "Why do you cry so fearfully over death?" He replied, "No, by Allah, but for what comes after." So he said to him, "You were indeed in a good state." He then reminded him of his companionship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his conquests in Sham. 'Amr ibn Al-'As said, "You left what is better than all of that, the testimony that there is no god but Allah. I was in three categories, in which I recognized myself. I was the first to be a disbeliever, and I was the harshest of people towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . If I had died then, the Hellfire would have been obligatory for me. But when I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I was the most modest of people towards him. I never filled my eyes with the sight of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ nor did I ever ask him anything except that he fulfilled it for me. I remained modest towards him until he met Allah. If I were to die today, people would say, "How blessed is 'Amr! He embraced Islam and was on a good path." So when he died, Paradise was given to him as his reward. Then I became immersed in the worldly authority and other things. So I do not know whether I did it for myself or for someone else. But when I die, do not cry over me, do not give me any eulogy, do not light a fire, and hold tight to my garment, for I am disputing. Cover me with soil quickly, for my right side is no more deserving of soil than my left side. And do not place any wooden plank or stone in my grave. When you bury me, sit by me at the measure of the slaughter of a sheep, and keep me company."  

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