Hadith #56
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ زَيْدٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يُحَدِّثُ
عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَتَمَنَّى الْمُؤْمِنُ أَوْ قَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَوْتَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتْ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي مَا كَانَتْ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
علي بن زيد يقول
أنسا يحدث
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, he said: I heard 'Ali ibn Zayd say: I heard Anas (رضي الله عنه) narrating from the Prophet ﷺ that he said: 'The believer — or he said: none of you — should wish for death. If he is doing good, perhaps he will increase in goodness, and if he is doing evil, perhaps he will repent.'
Topics
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 26, Hadith 56
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12294
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48684