Amr bin As was overwhelmed with intense distress at the moment of death. When his son Abdullah bin Amr saw this, he said, "Father of Abdullah, why this distress, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to bring you close and entrust you with responsibilities?"He replied, "My son, that is true, and I will tell you about it. By Allah, I do not know whether it was out of love, or merely to win me over. But I bear witness concerning two men that he departed this world loving them both, the son of Sumayya, and the son of Umm Abd."When he had said this, he placed his hand where a collar would rest on his chin and said, "O Allah, You commanded us and we abandoned, You forbade us and we transgressed. Nothing avails us but Your forgiveness."These words remained on his lips until he died.
جزع عمرو بن العاص عند الموت جزعا شديدا، فلما رأى ذلك ابنه عبد الله بن عمرو قال: يا أبا عبد الله، ما هذا هذا الجزع وقد كان رسول الله ﷺ يدنيك ويستعملك؟ قال: أي بني، قد كان ذلك، وسأخبرك عن ذلك: إني والله ما أدري أحبا كان ذلك أم تألفا يتألفني، ولكني أشهد على رجلين أنه قد فارق الدنيا وهو يحبهما: ابن سمية، وابن أم عبد، فلما حدثه وضع يده موضع الغلال من ذقنه، وقال: اللهم أمرتنا فتركنا، ونهيتنا فركبنا، ولا يسعنا إلا مغفرتك، وكانت تلك هجيراه حتى مات.
Ahmad (17781) narrated it from Affan, who said, Aswad bin Shayban narrated to us, Abu Nawfal bin Abu Aqrab narrated to us, and he mentioned it. Its chain is sahih. His statement "hijirah" means his constant habit and practice.On this subject there is also what was narrated from Talha bin Ubaydullah, who said, I heard the Messenger of Allah say, "Amr bin As is among the righteous of Quraysh." However, it is munqati (disconnected). Tirmidhi (3845) and Ahmad (1382) both narrated it through a route from Ibn Abu Mulayka (who is Abdullah bin Ubaydullah bin Abu Mulayka), who said, Talha bin Ubaydullah said, and he mentioned it. Tirmidhi said, "We only know this hadith from the hadith of Nafi bin Umar Jumahi, and Nafi is reliable, but its chain is not connected, for Ibn Abu Mulayka did not meet Talha." Ibn Hajar likewise faulted it on this basis in al-Isabah.On this subject there is also what came from Uqba bin Amir, who said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people submitted, but Amr bin As believed." Tirmidhi (3844) and Ahmad (17413) both narrated it through a route from Ibn Lahia, from Musharrah bin Han, from Uqba bin Amir, who said, and he mentioned it. Tirmidhi said, "This is a gharib hadith. We only know it from the hadith of Ibn Lahia from Musharrah, and its chain is not strong." This is as he said, for Musharrah bin Han narrates from Uqba bin Amir munkar hadiths that are not corroborated, as Ibn Hibban stated.