Hadith #45
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ أَنَّهُ
سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتْ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتْ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي
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English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Abd al-Aziz ibn Suhayb, that he heard Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه), from the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'None of you should wish for death because of any harm that has befallen him. If he must, then let him say: "O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and cause me to die when death is better for me."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 45
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13483
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49873