Chapter 104
Remembrance 1 from Chapter 104
The recommendation of a man making du‘ā’ that his death be in the noble land
Arabic
Romanisation
Allāhumma-rzuqnī shahādatan fī sabīlik, wa-j‘al mawtī fī baladi Rasūlika ṣalla-llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Context
WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī from the Mother of the Believers Ḥafṣah
the daughter of ‘Umar, who reported: “‘Umar
said: ‘O Allah, grant me martyrdom in Your path and make me die in the land of Your Messenger
.’ I asked: ‘How can that be?’ He said: ‘Allah will bring it about if He wishes.’” [1].
References
[1] Al-Bukhārī (1890).