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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on supplicating for death or life

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The questioner : From the hadith of the funeral, and another hadith, and the fear in the unseen and the witnessed. The house in Oman.

The Shaykh : Yes. First, I was doing something else, so sometimes I was doing something else. Yes.
Allahumma bi 'ilmikal-ghaiba wa qudratika 'alal-khalqi ahini ma 'alimtal-hayata khairan li, wa tawaffaniاللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1306Hasan (Darussalam)
, this is an absolute supplication,

The questioner : it was restricted by sleep out of necessity.

The Shaykh : Meaning, instead of wishing, instead of saying "O Allah, kill me" or wishing for death in your heart, do not say it this way,

The questioner : perhaps one might start supporting this supplication.

The Shaykh : Perhaps, perhaps he might say, "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, perhaps."

The questioner : Let me go down and cook some meat.

The Shaykh : Before he goes down, yes, but wishing, you say "O Allah," because this is restricted: "O Allah, keep me alive as long as You know life is good for me."

The questioner : Yes, how?

The Shaykh : Our previous answer is that one should not wish for it to cause harm to descend upon him. So if he must say something, let him say the permissible supplication, which is "O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is good for me," because this is permissible.

The questioner : Fear of the request. And the request did not descend. He cannot.

The Shaykh : Yes, if he fears but does not wish for it, there is nothing wrong, because this supplication is absolutely permissible, and it is among the supplications with which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3969 - 4600 ما حكم الدعاء بقوله اللهم أحيني ما علمت الحياة خيراً لي وتوفني ما علمت...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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