688 - 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad informed us, saying: My father told me, saying: Yahya ibn Ishaq told us, saying: Al-Layth ibn Sa'd informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Suwayd ibn Qays, from Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi, from 'Alqamah ibn Rimthah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent 'Amr ibn al-'As. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out on a military expedition, and we went out with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) dozed off, then awoke and said: "May Allah have mercy on 'Amr." He said: We began to discuss everyone whose name was 'Amr. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) dozed off and said: "May Allah have mercy on 'Amr." He said: Then he dozed off a third time, and when he awoke, he said: "May Allah have mercy on 'Amr." We said: "O Messenger of Allah, which 'Amr is this?" He said: "'Amr ibn al-'As." We said: "What is his affair?" He said: "Whenever I would call upon the people for charity, he would come and give abundantly from it. I would say: 'O 'Amr, from where did you get this?' And he would say: 'This is from Allah.'" He said: "'Amr has spoken the truth. Indeed, he has much goodness with Allah." Zuhayr ibn Qays said: When the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away, I said: "I shall surely stick to this man concerning whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Indeed, he has much goodness with Allah,' until I die."
٦٨٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: ابنا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْبَلَوِيِّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ رِمْثَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ فَنَعَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ، فَقَالَ: «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَمْرًا» قَالَ: فَتَذَاكَرْنَا كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ اسْمُهُ عَمْرًا، قَالَ: فَنَعَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَمْرًا» . قَالَ: ثُمَّ نَعَسَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ، فَقَالَ: «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَمْرًا» . قُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَنْ عَمْرٌو هَذَا؟ قَالَ: «عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ» قُلْنَا: مَا شَأْنُهُ؟ قَالَ: " كُنْتُ إِذَا نَدَبْتُ النَّاسَ إِلَى الصَّدَقَةِ جَاءَ فَأَجْزَلَ مِنْهَا، فَأَقُولُ: يَا عَمْرُو أَنَّى لَكَ هَذَا؟ فَيَقُولُ: هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ ". قَالَ: «صَدَقَ ⦗٤٤٧⦘ عَمْرُو إِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا» . قَالَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ: فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قُلْتُ: لَأَلْزَمَنَّ هَذَا الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا» حَتَّى أَمُوتَ
