عَنْ عَمْرِو بنِ العَاصِ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: لَمَّا جَعَلَ اللهُ الْإِسْلامَ فِي قَلْبِي، أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَقُلْتُ: ابْسُطْ يَمِينَكَ فَلْأُبَايِعْكَ، فَبَسَطَ يَمِينَهُ، قَالَ: فَقَبَضْتُ يَدِي. قَالَ: «مَا لَكَ يَا عَمْرُو؟» قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِطَ، قَالَ: «تَشْتَرِطُ بِمَاذَا؟» قُلْتُ: أَنْ يُغْفَرَ لِي، قَالَ: «أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ؟ وَأَنَّ الهِجْرَةَ تَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهَا؟ وَأَنَّ الحَجَّ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ؟»
ꜤAmr ibn al-ꜤĀṣ narrated:
1. When God turned my heart towards Islam I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: ‘Put out your right hand to accept my pledge’.
2. He put out his right hand, but I held back my hand. He said: ‘What is the matter, ꜤAmr?’ I said that I wanted to make a condition. He said: ‘What condition is that?’ I said: ‘That I am forgiven’.
3. He said: ‘Do you not know that Islam demolishes what went on before it?
4. And that migration wipes away what went before it?
5. And that the pilgrimage wipes away what went before it?’
Abu ‘Abdullāh ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ ibn Wāʼil of the Sahm branch of the Quraysh tribe was one of the most intelligent and clever of Arabs. Prior to embracing Islam, the Quraysh sent him as an envoy to King Negus, requesting him to extradite the Muslim migrants who sought refuge in Abyssinia. He embraced Islam in Year 7 AH, 629 CE, and it is reported that he adopted Islam when he was visiting King Negus. He migrated to Madinah to join the Prophet (peace be upon him) who made him commander of the military expedition known as Dhāt al-Salāsil. ꜤUmar appointed him commander of the army which conquered Egypt. He died in Year 43 AH, 664 CE
