Question

I am searching for the Hadith which states “None of you should wish for death, rather recite a du’a.”

 

Answer

The Hadith in question is as follows:

Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “None of you should wish for death because of some harm/calamity which has befallen him. If he has no way out, he should say, ‘O Allah, keep me alive for as long as life is best for me and allow me to pass away when death is best for me.”

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 5671, Sahih Muslim, 2680 with slight variation in the wording)

The Arabic text of the du’a:

اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي

Allahumma ahyini ma kanatil hayatu khayral li wa tawaffani idha kanatil wafatu khayral li

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

صحيح البخاري:
(٥٦٧١)  
حدثنا آدم، حدثنا شعبة، حدثنا ثابت البناني، عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه، قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت من ضر أصابه، فإن كان لا بد فاعلا، فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي».

صحيح مسلم:
(٢٦٨٠)  
حدثنا زهير بن حرب، حدثنا إسماعيل يعني ابن علية، عن عبد العزيز، عن أنس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت لضر نزل به، فإن كان لا بد متمنيا فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي».


Moulana Suhail Motala


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