The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for me and said, "Put on your clothes and your weapons, then come to me."So I came to him while he was performing ablution. He looked me up and down, then lowered his gaze and said, "I want to send you in command of an army. Allah will keep you safe and grant you spoils, and I will allot you a generous share of wealth."I said, "Messenger of Allah, I did not embrace Islam for the sake of wealth. I embraced it out of desire for Islam and to be with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."He said, "Amr, how excellent is good wealth for a righteous man."
بعث إلي رسول الله ﷺ فقال: خذ عليك ثيابك وسلاحك ثم اثتنيفأتيته وهو يتوضأ فصعد في النظر ثم طأطأه فقال: إني أريد أن أبعثك على جيش فيسلمك الله ويغنمك، وأزعب لك من المال زعبة صالحة قال: فقلت: يا رسول الله، ما أسلمت من أجل المال، ولكني أسلمت رغبة في الإسلام، وأن أكون مع رسول الله ﷺ فقال: يا عمرو، نعما بالمال الصالح للرجل الصالح.
Ahmad (17763), Ibn Hibban (3210), and Hakim (2/236) all narrated it from the hadith of Musa bin Ali, from his father, who said, "I heard Amr bin As say," then he mentioned it. Its isnad is sahih. Musa bin Ali is trustworthy, and he was deemed trustworthy by Ibn Saad, Ahmad, Ibn Main, Nasai, Ajli, and others. Hakim also graded it sahih according to the standard of Muslim.His saying "azab" comes from zaba, meaning "I give you from the wealth," and zab means "giving."