Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4265 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1425
Source no. 4265 · Volume 9 · Page 265
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٦٨٣) ، الروض النضير (١٤٢) ، الأحكام (٤)
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4265. It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "None of you should wish for death because of some harm that befalls him. If he must wish for death, then let him say: 'O Allāh, keep me alive so long as living is good for me and cause me to die when death is good for me.'" (Sahih)
4265 - حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بِهِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ مُتَمَنِّيًا الْمَوْتَ، فَلْيَقُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي "
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Life is a great blessing from Allāh as one may use it in doing good deeds to please Allāh and attain the high ranks of Paradise. Asking for death means being ungrateful to the great blessing of life. The troubles of this life are temporary, while the displeasure of Allāh results in the loss of permanent blessing of Paradise.