Hadith #503
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ مُتَمَنِّيَ الْمَوْتِ فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتْ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتْ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي
Isnad Chain
إسماعيل
عبد العزيز
English Translation
Isma'il narrated to us, from Abdul-'Aziz, from Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "None of you should wish for death because of harm that has befallen him. If he must say something, let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive so long as life is good for me, and cause me to die when death is good for me.'"
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 24, Hadith 503
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11541
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47931