Incident

Amr ibn al-As Asks the Prophet ﷺ Who He Loves Most

~Some years after Amr ibn al-As RA's conversion

What happened

Amr ibn al-As RA found the Prophet ﷺ so gentle and kind toward him that he believed he was the Prophet ﷺ's favorite. He asked the Prophet ﷺ directly who he loved most.

Significance

Shows that the Prophet ﷺ's kindness made everyone who knew him feel they were the one he loved most.

Around this time

Other events recorded around the same time. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.

ExpeditionThe Battle of Tabuk~Rajab, 9 AH (late July / early August, per the lecture's reckoning) · 9 AH BattleThe Battle of Hunayn~8 AH, shortly after the Conquest of Makkah · 8 AH BattleThe Siege of Ta'if~Last week of Shawwal, 8 AH · 8 AH InstitutionThe First Public Hajj After the Conquest, Led by Attab ibn Asid RA (8 AH)~Dhul Hijjah, 8 AH · 8 AH ConversionAbu Sufyan ibn Harb RA's Overnight Camp and Conversion at Marr al-Zahran~630 CE · 8 AH MigrationAl-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib RA's Hijrah, Met at Juhfa~630 CE · 8 AH ExpeditionAli ibn Abi Talib RA's Expedition to Tayy and the Freeing of Hatim al-Ta'i's Daughter~8 AH · 8 AH DelegationAmr ibn al-As Sent to Oman~c. 8 AH, after the Conquest of Makkah · 8 AH BirthBirth of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ﷺ RA~8 AH · 8 AH ExpeditionConquest of Makkah~c. 630 CE, 25 years after the Ka'bah's rebuilding · 8 AH ConversionConversion of Adi ibn Hatim~End of 8 AH / early 9 AH · 8 AH ConversionConversion of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr~Shortly after the Conquest of Makkah, 8 AH · 8 AH