Amr ibn al-As

About ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ

I am surprised at the son of an-Nābighah that he says about me among the people of Syria (ash-Shām) that I am a jester and that I am engaged in frolicks and fun. He said wrong and spoke sinfully. Beware, the worst speech…

By Allāh, surely the remembrance of death has kept me away from fun and play while obliviousness about the next world has prevented him from speaking truth. He has not sworn allegiance to Mu‘āwiyah without purpose; but…