English translation
[321] 192 - (121) It was narrated that Ibn Shumâsah Al-Mahrî said: “We were with ‘Amr bin Al-‘Âs when he was about to die; he wept for a long time and turned his face towards the wall. His son said: ‘O my father, didn’t the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ give you the glad tidings of such-and-such? Didn’t the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ give you the glad tidings of such-and-such?’ He turned to face him and said: ‘The best that we can count on is the testimony that none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh, and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. I went through three stages. I remember when no one
was more hated to me than the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and there was nothing I wanted more than to overpower him and kill him. If I had died at that time, I would have been one of the people of the Fire. But when Allâh put Islam in my heart, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "Hold out your right hand so that I might swear allegiance to you." So he held out his right hand, but I withdrew my hand. He said: "What is the matter, O 'Amr?" I said: "I want to stipulate a condition." He said: "What do you want to stipulate?" I said: "That I will be forgiven." He said: "Do you not know, O 'Amr, that Islam destroys whatever came before it, and that Hijrah destroys whatever came before it, and that Hajj destroys whatever came before it?" Then no one was more beloved to me than the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and no one was dearer in my eyes. I could not look him in the eye because of awe. If I were to be asked to describe him, I would not be able to, because I could not look him in the eye. If I had died in that state, I hope that I would have been one of the people of Paradise. Then (came the stage when) we were appointed to positions in which I do not know what my status is. If I die, do not let any wailing woman or fire accompany me.
When you bury me, fill the grave well with earth over me, then stay around my grave for the length of time it takes to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may be comforted by you, and see how I will answer the messengers of my Lord (the angels).”
Arabic text
192 - (121) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، وَأَبُو مَعْنٍ الرَّقَاشِيُّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ يَعْنِي أَبَا عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِمَاسَةَ الْمَهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَضَرْنَا عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ، وَهُوَ فِي سِيَاقَةِ الْمَوْتِ، يَبَكِي طَوِيلًا، وَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ، فَجَعَلَ ابْنُهُ يَقُولُ: يَا أَبَتَاهُ، أَمَا بَشَّرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَذَا؟ أَمَا بَشَّرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَذَا؟ قَالَ: فَأَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا نُعِدُّ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، إِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ عَلَى أَطْبَاقٍ ثَلَاثٍ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَمَا أَحَدٌ أَشَدَّ بُغْضًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنِّي، وَلَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدِ اسْتَمْكَنْتُ مِنْهُ، فَقَتَلْتُهُ، فَلَوْ مُتُّ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ لَكُنْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، فَلَمَّا جَعَلَ اللهُ الْإِسْلَامَ فِي قَلْبِي أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: ابْسُطْ يَمِينَكَ فَلْأُبَايِعْكَ، فَبَسَطَ يَمِينَهُ، قَالَ: فَقَبَضْتُ يَدِي، قَالَ: «مَا لَكَ يَا عَمْرُو؟» قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِطَ، قَالَ: «تَشْتَرِطُ بِمَاذَا؟» قُلْتُ: أَنْ يُغْفَرَ لِي، قَالَ: «أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ؟ وَأَنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ تَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهَا؟ وَأَنَّ الْحَجَّ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ؟» وَمَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا أَجَلَّ فِي عَيْنِي مِنْهُ، وَمَا كُنْتُ أُطِيقُ أَنْ أَمْلَأَ عَيْنَيَّ مِنْهُ إِجْلَالًا لَهُ، وَلَوْ سُئِلْتُ أَنْ أَصِفَهُ مَا أَطَقْتُ؛ لِأَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَمْلَأُ عَيْنَيَّ مِنْهُ، وَلَوْ مُتُّ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ لَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، ثُمَّ وَلِينَا أَشْيَاءَ مَا أَدْرِي مَا حَالِي فِيهَا، فَإِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَلَا تَصْحَبْنِي نَائِحَةٌ، وَلَا نَارٌ، فَإِذَا دَفَنْتُمُونِي فَشُنُّوا عَلَيَّ التُّرَابَ شَنًّا، ثُمَّ أَقِيمُوا حَوْلَ قَبْرِي قَدْرَ مَا تُنْحَرُ جَزُورٌ وَيُقْسَمُ لَحْمُهَا، حَتَّى أَسْتَأْنِسَ بِكُمْ، وَأَنْظُرَ مَاذَا أُرَاجِعُ بِهِ رُسُلَ رَبِّي
