It is narrated from Abu Firas, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), that when the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), he advised his son Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: "When I die, wash me, shroud me and tie my lower garment firmly, for I will face a dispute (in the trial of the grave). Then, when you have washed me, carry my bier quickly. When you place me at the prayer ground (it was the day of Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha), keep watch on the turnings of the roads; when no one is left and the people have gathered, first offer the funeral prayer over me and then offer the Eid prayer. Then, when you lower me into my lahd (grave), pour the earth over me, for my right side has no greater right to the earth than my left side. And when you have levelled the earth over me, sit by my grave for as long as it takes to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may find comfort (and ease) in your presence."

It is narrated from Qatadah that when the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "Measure my wealth." So it was measured and came to fifty-two mudd. He said: "Who will take it with all its liabilities? Would that it were dung!" The narrator says: One mudd was sixteen uqiyah, and one uqiyah was equal to two makkuk. Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away on the day of Eid al-Fitr at the age of ninety-four. His son Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer, and he was buried at al-Muqattam (Egypt) in the year 43 AH. After that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed his brother Utbah bin Abi Sufyan as governor of Egypt and its surrounding regions.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As bin Wa'il bin Hashim bin Su'ayd bin Sahm (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Abdullah. His mother was al-Nabighah bint Khuzaymah, a captive woman from the tribe of Anazah. Among his maternal siblings were Amr bin Uthathah bin Abbad bin al-Muttalib bin Abd Manaf bin Qusayy and Arnab bint Afif bin Abi al-As bin Umayyah bin Abd Shams. There is a difference of opinion about the time of his death.

It is narrated from Amr bin Shu'ayb that Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in Egypt on the day of Eid al-Fitr in the year 42 AH, while he was its governor. I heard some people say that he passed away in the year 43 AH, and I heard some of the people of knowledge mention that he died in the year 51 AH. The most correct thing we have heard regarding the time of the death of Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) is this:

Abbas bin Muhammad al-Duri states: I heard Yahya bin Ma'in saying: Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 43 AH and was buried in Egypt.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir that Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As bin Wa'il (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the year 8 AH. His kunyah was Abu Abdullah, and he passed away in Egypt on the day of Eid al-Fitr in the year 42 AH, while he was its governor.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I set out towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of accepting Islam, and on the way I met Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him). This was before the Conquest of Makkah, and he was coming from Makkah. I asked: O Abu Sulayman! Where are you heading? He replied: By Allah! The right way has now become fully clear, and indeed that man is a true Prophet of Allah. By Allah! I am going to accept Islam; how long (will we go on refusing)? I said: By Allah! I too have come out only to accept Islam. So we came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). First Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward, accepted Islam and pledged allegiance; then I drew near and pledged allegiance, and then I returned."

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Shumasah that Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) was short in stature and stockily built.

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) and he had dyed his white hair black, so that it looked like a crow's wing. He asked: "O Abu Abdullah! What is this?" Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "O Commander of the Believers! I like that some remnant (of youth and vigour) should be seen in me." At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) neither forbade him from it nor disapproved of it. At the time of the death of Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), his age was about one hundred years.

It is narrated from Awanah bin al-Hakam that Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "I am amazed at the person upon whom death has come while his mind is still sound: why does he not describe (the state of) death?" Then, when his own time of death drew near, his son Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "O father! You used to say that you were amazed at the person upon whom death comes and who, though in possession of his mind, does not describe its state. So now, while your mind is sound, describe death to us." He said: "O my dear son! Death is far too great a thing to be described, but I will tell you something of how it feels: I feel as though the mountains of Radwa have been placed upon my neck, I feel as though my belly has been filled with thorns, and I feel as though my soul is being drawn out through the eye of a needle."