In this video, we come face to face with the life and times of the famous Sahaba - Amr Ibn Al ‘As RA. Here, we touch base on the three generations of the ‘As - the grandfather, the father and the son.
Al-'As ibn Wa'il was the father of 'Amr ibn al-'As . He was a non believer in Islam and died before Hijrah. He had two sons - Amr Ibn Al As and Hisham Ibn Al As.
Amr Ibn Al As was a shrewd politician and he had the talent of influencing leaders which was in the best interest of Islam. He fought in every single battle on the wrong side. After the Battle of Uhud, The Prophet ﷺ made dua to Allah to deal with him and Allah then revealed verses in the Qur'an which explicitly revealed that this matter had nothing to do with the Prophet ﷺ and do not decide who goes to heaven or hell.
Details are elucidated upon incidents that happened in connection with Amr Ibn Al As especially after the Battle of Khandaq. Amr ibn Al As participated as a New Muslim in the conquest of modern day Palestine and Syria and Battle of Yarmuk and he convinced Umar RA to conquer Egypt via indication of a threat from them.
In a hadith narrated by Amr ibn Al-'Aas "When I wished to convert to Islam, I went to the Prophet ﷺ in order to swear my allegiance to him. When he extended his hand to me ,I said,'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I will not swear my allegiance to you until you seek forgiveness for me for all of my previous sins!'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O 'Amr, do you not know that migration wipes away all of the sins before it?’
In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The people have submitted (to Allah) but 'Amr ibn Al-'As has believed (in Allah)."
Once, when he sent a messenger back to Muhammad ﷺ asking for reinforcement during a particular battle, Muhammad ﷺ sent 4000 men, which included Abu Bakr RA and Umar RA, under the leadership of Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah RA.When Abu Ubaidah RA arrived and ascertained his position as commander, he was met with complete opposition by Amr Ibn Al As RA. Abu Ubaidah RA accepted this in the wake of the conversation that had happened between the Messenger of Allah ﷺ where he had been advised to not create barriers based on leadership.
For more such anecdotes and also Hadith relating to the death of Amr Ibn Al As RA, please give this video an intent listen.
