Hadith #74
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ شِمَاسَةَ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَى فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لِمَ تَبْكِي أَجَزَعًا عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ مِمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ كُنْتَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يُذَكِّرُهُ صُحْبَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفُتُوحَهُ الشَّامَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو تَرَكْتَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَطْبَاقٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا طَبَقٌ إِلَّا
قَدْ عَرَفْتُ نَفْسِي فِيهِ كُنْتُ أَوَّلَ شَيْءٍ كَافِرًا فَكُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَوْ مِتُّ حِينَئِذٍ وَجَبَتْ لِي النَّارُ فَلَمَّا بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَمَا مَلَأْتُ عَيْنِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا رَاجَعْتُهُ فِيمَا أُرِيدُ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ 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
Isnad Chain
علي بن إسحاق
عبد الله ي
ابن المبارك
ابن لهيعة
يزيد بن أبي حبيب
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Shimāsah narrated: When death approached ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, he wept. His son ʿAbdullāh said to him: 'Why do you weep? Is it out of fear of death?' He said: 'No, by Allah, but because of what comes after.' ʿAbdullāh said: 'You were upon goodness,' and began reminding him of his companionship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his conquests in al-Shām. ʿAmr said: 'You have left out the most important of all: the testimony that there is no god but Allah. I went through three phases, and in each I knew exactly where I stood. First, I was a disbeliever and the fiercest opponent of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Had I died then, the Fire would have been certain for me. When I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I became the most bashful person before him. I could not fill my eyes looking at him, nor could I challenge him on anything I wanted, out of shyness before him. Had I died at that time, people would have said: "Blessed is ʿAmr! He embraced Islam and was upon goodness — he died, and Paradise is hoped for him." Then I became entangled with authority and other things, and I do not know whether they count for me or against me. So when I die, let no wailing woman follow me, and do not follow my bier with a eulogizer or fire. Tighten my shroud well, for I am going to contend. And pour the earth upon me gradually, for my right side has no more right to the earth than my left. Do not place any wood or stone in my grave. When you have buried me, sit beside me for as long as it takes to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may find comfort in your company.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 34, Hadith 74
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17112
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53502