He was an exalted companion and the brother of ‘Ibaadah bin As-Saamit. He was in attendance at the Battle of Badr and all of them with the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him). He was the one who told his wife that she was like his mother, (he was making her unlawful to him by that statement). His wife, Khaulah bint Tha’alabah said: “My husband, Aous bin As-Saamit, turned his back on me”. Thus the noble verse of the Quran was revealed: {Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her [Khaulah bint Tha’alibah] that disputes with you [Mohammed] concerning her husband [Aous bin As-Saamat] and complains to Allah. And Allah hears the argument between you both. Verily Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.}, (She That Disputes, Chapter 58, Verse 1).

Aous was one of the first champions of Islam, as well as having been a poet. From his poetry, as reported by Ibn Abbass (Allah be pleased with them both): “Ana ibnu ‘Amru wah Wajdi Abuhu ‘Aamir ma’a As-Samaa’i.”

He and Shadaad bin Aous Al-Ansaari resided in Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). It has been said that he died in Ramlah in the land of Filistine (Palestine), in the year 34 A.H., when he was seventy-two years.