Sahih Muslim Hadith 321 – Islam Destroys

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[321] 192 – (121) It was i:.;: ti1. [•] narrated that Ibn Shumâsah Al- Mahn' said: "We were with 'Amr bin A]-'As when he was about to die; he wept for a long time and turned his face towards the wall. His son said: '0 my father, didn't the Messenger of Allah give you the glad tidings of such-and- such? Didn't the Messenger of Allah 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 Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah . I went through three stages. I remember when no one was more hated to me than the Messenger of Allah ç, 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 Allah put Islam in my heart, I came to the Prophet iI 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, 0 '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, 0 'Amr, that Islam destroys whatever came before it, and that Hijrah destroys whatever came before it, and that Jjajj destroys whatever came before it?" Then no one was more beloved to me than the Messenger of Allah , 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 _,. – )2J j L5 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)."