Regarding the wish for death, it is established from the Companions and the Salaf that they used to wish for death and supplicate for it before entering into battle in the jihad against the disbelievers, so how is that?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. O Shaykh, regarding the wish for death, it is established from the Companions and the Salaf that they used to wish for death and supplicate for it before entering into battle, if it was in jihad. So if a person, before entering, supplicates that he lives...
The Shaykh : No, they do not wish for death; they wish for martyrdom. There is a difference between this and that.
The questioner : He says, "Grant me death in this battle."
The Shaykh : Yes, because this is martyrdom. Because perhaps if he misses this place, or this battle, he will not attain martyrdom afterwards, and he will die in his bed.
The Shaykh : No, they do not wish for death; they wish for martyrdom. There is a difference between this and that.
The questioner : He says, "Grant me death in this battle."
The Shaykh : Yes, because this is martyrdom. Because perhaps if he misses this place, or this battle, he will not attain martyrdom afterwards, and he will die in his bed.