English Translation

Hadrat Abu Hurayra (may Allah be well pleased with him) narrated that Amr ibn Uqaysh had usurious money in the time of pre-Islamic ignorance, and he was reluctant to accept Islam until he had collected it. He came on the day of Uhud and asked: 'Where are my paternal cousins?' They said: 'At Uhud.' He asked: 'Where is so-and-so?' They said: 'At Uhud.' He asked: 'Where is so-and-so?' They said: 'At Uhud.' So he put on his armor and mounted his horse, then headed toward them. When the Muslims saw him, they said: 'Stay away from us, O Amr!' He said: 'Indeed, I have believed!' So he fought until he was wounded and was carried to his family, injured. Hadrat Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be well pleased with him) came to his sister and said: 'Ask him—was it out of tribal loyalty or anger for them, or anger for Allah and His Messenger?' He said: 'Rather, it was anger for Allah and His Messenger.' So he died and entered Paradise, though he had never prayed a single prayer for Allah. This hadith is authentic according to the condition of Muslim, though they did not record it.