Riyad as-Salihin #585

Riyad as-Salihin 585

Compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin
Sahih
Riyad as-Salihin 585

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ “لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت لضر أصابه فإن كان لابد فاعلاً، فليقل‏:‏ اللهم أحينى ما كانت الحياة خيراً لى، وتوفنى إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً لى” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Let none of you wish for death on account of an affliction that befalls him. If he has no alternative, let him pray: 'Allahumma ahyine ma kanatil-hayatu khairan li, wa tawaffani idha kanatil-wafatu khairan li (O Allah! Give my life so long as the life is good for me, and take away my life if death is good for me)'."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Book: The Book of Miscellany
Chapter: Abomination of longing for Death

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