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970. Hārīthah bin Muḍarrib said: "I entered upon Khabbāb and he had been cauterized on his stomach. He said: 'I do not know of any of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ who met with the trial I have met with. Indeed I could not find a Dirham during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, and (now) outside my house there are forty thousand. If it were not that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade us' – or: 'forbade' – 'from wishing for death, then I would wish for it.'" (Sahīh)
There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah, Anas and Jābir.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Khabbāb is a Ḥasan Sahīh Hadīth. It has been reported from Anas bin Mālik, that the Prophet ﷺ said: "None of you should wish for death because of a calamity that has befallen him. Let him say: (Allāhumma ahyini mā kānatil-hayātu khairan li, wa tawaffanī idhā kānatil-wafātu khairan li.) 'O Allāh! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.'"
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Commentary
Praying for death is a sign of weakness of faith in Allāh ﷻ. In the times of difficulties and hardships, being patient brings reward from Allāh ﷻ and it is a cause of increase of status in Paradise.
