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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب فى فضائل بعض الصحابة الكرامChapters on the Virtues of Some Noble Companions
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَسَبَبٍ اسلامهChapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding Amr ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with him, and the Reason for His Islam
Hadith 11869
اُردوEn
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 وَآلِهِ 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 وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَوْ مِتُّ حِينَئِذٍ وَجَبَتْ لِي النَّارُ فَلَمَّا بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَمَا مَلَأْتُ عَيْنَيَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ 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
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Shamasah that when the time of death approached for Sayyiduna Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), he was overcome with weeping. His son Abdullah said to him: "Why are you crying? Is it because of the fear of death?" He replied: "No, by Allah, not because of death, but because of the stages that come after death." Abdullah said: "You have performed many good deeds," and then he began to remind him of the moments spent in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his conquests in Syria. Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have left out the best thing of all—that I have professed and acknowledged the testimony of faith. There are three stages of my life, and in each stage I have known myself. In the first stage, I was a disbeliever and a fierce enemy of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If I had died in that state, Hell would have been obligatory upon me. When I pledged allegiance at the hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I felt the greatest awe of him. I never looked at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a full gaze, and whatever I wished to ask him, I would never ask a second time. This continued until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed on to Allah. This was due to my shyness before him. If I had died in those days, people would have said: 'Congratulations to Amr, he became a Muslim and lived the best life; Paradise is hoped for him.' After that, I became a ruler and was involved in many affairs. I do not know whether those matters will be established in my favor or against me. When I die, do not weep over me at all, and do not let any eulogizer or anyone carrying fire go with my funeral. Shroud me well, for Allah's angels will take a strict account from me, and cover me well with earth, for surely my right side does not deserve more earth than my left side. And do not place wood or stone on my grave. When you have finished burying me, remain by my grave for as long as it takes to slaughter a camel and prepare its meat, so that I may feel some comfort from your presence."
