The ruling on the hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir regarding the wish for death
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The questioner:
Does the hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir fall under the prohibition against wishing for death?
The Shaykh:
No, this is suspended. It is suspended. He left it to Allah, just as in the verse of Anas in the two Sahihs: "O Allah, have mercy on me whenSahih al-Bukhari 5671 This is in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Anas.
The questioner:
He takes it seven times afterwards.
The Shaykh:
There is some weakness in the chain because of the Tabi'un, and they are well-known, yes, but if a person uses the good of a person.
The questioner:
The hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir is in the margin, and al-Nasa'i narrated it in the chapter on forgetfulness, and Ahmad in the Musnad, and al-Hakim graded it authentic, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him, and it is a sound hadith.
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no harm with it. The hadith of 'Amir, there is no harm with it.
Does the hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir fall under the prohibition against wishing for death?
The Shaykh:
No, this is suspended. It is suspended. He left it to Allah, just as in the verse of Anas in the two Sahihs: "O Allah, have mercy on me when
as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me
كانت الحياة خيرا لي وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا ليThe questioner:
He takes it seven times afterwards.
The Shaykh:
There is some weakness in the chain because of the Tabi'un, and they are well-known, yes, but if a person uses the good of a person.
The questioner:
The hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir is in the margin, and al-Nasa'i narrated it in the chapter on forgetfulness, and Ahmad in the Musnad, and al-Hakim graded it authentic, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him, and it is a sound hadith.
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no harm with it. The hadith of 'Amir, there is no harm with it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 481- هل في حديث عمار بن ياسر "اللهم بعلمك الغيب وقدرتك على الخلق أحيني إذا علمت ..." تمني الموت؟ — youtube.com
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