The Ruling on Wishing for Death and Supplicating Out of Fear of Fitnah
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Question:
The hadith?
Answer:
It is in the authentic collections, but this is not a proof; it is the speech of people, due to the intensity of terror, due to the intensity of horrors, not as a matter of religion, but rather due to the intensity of terror, meaning: due to the intensity of trials, may Allah grant us safety.
Q: The hadith of Mu'adhAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:129
A: This is a suspended hadith.
Q: If one fears for himself from trials?
A: Just as he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5671.
The hadith
A time will come upon people when a man will pass by a grave and say, "I wish I were in your place."
يأتي على الناس زمان يمر الرجل على القبر فيقول ليتني مكانكAnswer:
It is in the authentic collections, but this is not a proof; it is the speech of people, due to the intensity of terror, due to the intensity of horrors, not as a matter of religion, but rather due to the intensity of terror, meaning: due to the intensity of trials, may Allah grant us safety.
Q: The hadith of Mu'adh
And if You wish to bring a trial to a people, then take me to You...
وإذا أردت بقوم فتنة فاقبضني إليك..A: This is a suspended hadith.
Q: If one fears for himself from trials?
A: Just as he said:
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 إذا كانت الحياةُ خيرًا لي، وتوفَّني إذا كانت الوفاةُ خيرًا لي
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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