Battle of al-Kiryawn

After Kom Sharik, in the report of Yahya ibn Ayyub and Khalid ibn Humayd, the two sides met at Sultays and fought hard until the Romans broke, then met at al-Kiryawn and fought there for ten-odd days. ^{1 2} Abd Allah ibn Amr led the vanguard, and Wardan, Amr's client, carried the standard. ²

Abu Qabil reports from Abd Allah ibn Amr that he was badly wounded on the day of al-Kiryawn and told Wardan that if he fell back a little he might catch some rest; Wardan answered that rest lay ahead of him, not behind. Abd Allah pressed forward; when his father's messenger came to ask about his wounds, he replied with a line of verse on endurance. Told of this, Amr said: "He is truly my son." ²

Uthman ibn Salih reports, from Ibn Lahi'a from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, that Amr led the prayer of fear that day. Ibn Lahi'a also reports from Bakr ibn Sawada that an elder told them he prayed the prayer of fear with Amr at Alexandria, one rak'a and two prostrations with each group. ² The Muslims then pursued the Romans to Alexandria. ²