Hoping for death when fearing for one's religion
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to hope for death when he fears for his religion?
Answer:
If the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) becomes severe and the Muslim fears for his religion, he hopes for death. Yes. Yusuf (peace be upon him), when he feared the fitnah, said:[Yusuf 12:101] He feared for himself; the blessing had been completed for him from every direction, so he feared for himself from the fitnah and called upon his Lord for death.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to hope for death when he fears for his religion?
Answer:
If the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) becomes severe and the Muslim fears for his religion, he hopes for death. Yes. Yusuf (peace be upon him), when he feared the fitnah, said:
Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous."
تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالصوت الأحمق والصوت الفاجر — islamhouse.com (1:11:54)
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