Hadith #3

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: The Book of Funerals

The Book of Funerals

Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ - عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ

Body (Matn)

أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي " .

Isnad Chain

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قتيبةnarrator

قتيبة

1
يزيد، - وهو ابن زريعnarrator

يزيد، - وهو ابن زريع

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حميد، عنcompanion

حميد، عن

English Translation

It was narrated form Anas that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that "None of you should wish for death because of some harm that befalls him, rather he should say: 'Allahumma ahini ma kanatil-hayatu khairanli wa tawaffani idha kanatil-wafatu khairanli (O Allah, keep me alive so alive so long as life is good for me, and cause me to die when death is good for me)

Grading

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Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of Funerals, Hadith 3

Sunnah.com ref: nasai:1904

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