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‘Amr As-Saraayaa (rahimahullah) related that on one occasion, he was travelling alone through Roman Territory. While he was asleep one day, a Roman disbeliever approached him and shook him awake with his foot. He then challenged him to a fight, giving him the choice of how they would engage: with spears, with swords or by wrestling.

‘Amr (rahimahullah) replied that both spear-fighting and sword-fighting would leave no survivor, and thus he chose wrestling. The man dismounted, swiftly overpowered ‘Amr (rahimahullah) and sat upon his chest. He then asked him how he wished to be killed.

It was at this crucial moment that ‘Amr (rahimahullah) remembered to make du‘aa. Lifting his gaze towards the sky, he supplicated to Allah Ta‘ala, saying:

‌أَشْهَدُ ‌أَنَّ ‌كُلَّ ‌مَعْبُودٍ ‌مَا ‌دُونَ ‌عَرْشِكَ ‌إِلَى ‌قَرَارِ ‌الْأَرَضِينَ بَاطِلٌ غَيْرَ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ ، قَدْ […]