In the hadith: “None of you should wish for death, but if he must, let him say: O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is…”
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The questioner : It is mentioned in the hadith:
The Shaykh :Sahih Muslim 2680c
The questioner :Sahih Ibn Hibban 7:369
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner :Jami` at-Tirmidhi 589
The Shaykh :Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2380Sahih (Darussalam) or if it is unavoidable, yes.
The questioner : Let him say: Does this indicate that this supplication is permissible in other situations?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is mentioned. It is mentioned that the Messenger used to make this supplication in other situations.
None of you should wish for death for himself because of a hardship that has befallen him.
لا يدعون أحدكم عل نفسه لضر نزل بهThe Shaykh :
None should make a request for death
لا يتمنين أحدكم الموتThe questioner :
Because of a hardship that has befallen him.
من ضر نزل بهThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner :
If you must do so
فإن كان لا بدThe Shaykh :
If this is not possible
فإن كان لا محالةThe questioner : Let him say:
O Allah, if life is better for me, then keep me alive, and if life is worse for me…
اللهم إن كانت الحياة خيراً لي فأحيني وإن كانت الحياة شراً لي ..The Shaykh : Yes, it is mentioned. It is mentioned that the Messenger used to make this supplication in other situations.