Mishkat al-Masabih 1600
Wishing for Death and Keeping it in Remembrance - Section 1
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لابد فَاعِلًا فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لي "
Translation
Anas reported God's messenger as saying, "None of you must wish for death because he is afflicted by evil circumstances, but if he cannot help doing so he should say, ‘O God, give me life as long as life is better for me, and take me when death is better for me.’ ” (Bukhari and Muslim.)
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Sahihgraded on nasai:1820 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | Soundgraded on muslim:2680a | hadithunlocked |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on nasai:1820 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Sahihgraded on nasai:1820 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Bukhari | Soundgraded on bukhari:5671 | hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih al-Bukhari 5671«لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي».