Prayer to Attain the Station of Martyrdom

There is a narration from the noble wife of the Holy Prophet (sa), Hazrat Hafsa (ra), with regard to Hazrat Umar’s (ra) desire to attain martyrdom. She states that she heard her father say:

اللّٰهُمَّ‭ ‬ارْزُقْنِيْ‭ ‬قُتْلًا‭ ‬فِيْ‭ ‬سَبِيْلِكَ‭ ‬وَوَفَاةً‭ ‬فِيْ‭ ‬بَلَدِ‭ ‬نَبِيِّكَ

“O Allah! Grant me the station of martyrdom in Your path and cause me to die in the city of the Holy Prophet (sa).” Upon this, she asked, “How is this possible?” and Hazrat Umar (ra) stated: إِنَّ‭ ‬اللّٰهَ‭ ‬يَأْتِيْ‭ ‬بِأَمْرِهِ‭ ‬أَنّٰي‭ ‬شَاءَ إِنَّ‭ ‬اللّٰهَ‭ ‬يَأْتِيْ‭ ‬بِأَمْرِهِ‭ ‬أَنّٰي‭ ‬شَاءَ

“Verily, Allah the Almighty bestows His decree as He wills.”

(Ibn Saad, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 1990], p. 252)