حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَی حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَتَمَنَّی أَحَدُکُمْ الْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بِهِ فَإِنْ کَانَ لَا بُدَّ مُتَمَنِّيًا الْمَوْتَ فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا کَانَتْ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا کَانَتْ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4265
It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: "None of you should wish for death because of some harm that befalls him. If he must wish for death, then let him say: '0 Allah, keep me alive so long as living is good for me and cause me to die when death is good for me.''' (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020