Hadith #312
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ م
Body (Matn)
َالِكٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتْ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتْ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي
Isnad Chain
English Translation
Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) narrated: the Prophet ﷺ said: "None of you should wish for death because of some harm that has befallen him. If he must do so, let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take me [in death] when death is better for me.'"
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 26, Hadith 312
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12550
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48940