He was also among the scribes of revelation. In the earliest days of Islam, he became Muslim and served as a scribe of revelation. Later, he apostatized. In the year of the conquest of Mecca, he returned to Islam. ʿUthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) ensured that he was granted amnesty, as he was ʿUthmān's maternal brother. After becoming Muslim again, he lived Islam beautifully. After the death of ʿAmr b. al-ʿĀṣ, ʿUthmān appointed him as governor of Egypt. He went to the lands of Africa and Nubia, fought there, and conquered those regions. He also conquered al-Andalus. He led the naval expedition (Sawārī) against the Byzantines. He killed so many Byzantines that their blood seemed to dye the sea red. When ʿUthmān was besieged, Muḥammad b. Abī Ḥudhayfa rebelled against him and expelled him from Egypt. Without any connection to ʿAlī or Muʿāwiya, he withdrew to one side, and in this year, while performing the morning prayer, he passed away between the two salāms. May Allah be pleased with him.
ʿAbdullāh b. Saʿd b. Abī Sarḥ
He was also among the scribes of revelation. In the earliest days of Islam, he became Muslim and served as a scribe of revelation. Later, he apostatized. In the year of the conquest of Mecca, he returned to Islam. …
