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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Supplicating for Death for Oneself

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Question:
The questioner, a sister calling from 'Ar'ar, says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on supplicating for my own death because my family has not feared Allah as they ought to? I know, Honorable Shaykh, that I am unable to speak to them, especially my father. What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, on this problem?

Answer:
Our view is to advise your family and your father with wisdom, to advise them, remind them, and call them to Allah, so that perhaps Allah will guide them. As for your supplication for your own death, this is not permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wishing for death. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
None of you should wish for death because of a hardship that has befallen himلا يتمنى أحدكم الموت ببر نزل به
. If one must do so, let him say:
O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me.اللهم أحيني ما دامت الحياة خيرا لي وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي
Sahih al-Bukhari 5671
. Do not supplicate for your own death. As long as you are steadfast upon the truth and upon the religion, it will not harm you if your family or any of your relatives or others go astray. It will not harm you, provided you fulfill the duty of advice. Yes.
Source شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [6] — alfawzan.live (42:37)

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