The recommendation of a man making du‘ā’ that his death be in the noble land

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].