English
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of you should wish for death. 1 If he is a doer of good, perhaps he may increase in good deeds, and if he is a wrongdoer, perhaps he may repent"
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- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 7235 (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5673 (unverified) 93% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "None of you should wish for death..." It is said in Radd al-Muhtar: "It is disliked to wish for death due to harm that has befallen one, as it is prohibited. If one must, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take my soul when death is better for me.' This is mentioned in As-Siraj."
Note 1
(۱) قوله : لا يتمنى أحدكم الموت إلخ : قال في رد المحتار»: قال في النهر»: ويكره تمني الموت بضرر نزل به؛ لنهي عن ذلك. فإن كان ولا بد فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي. كذا في «السراج».