Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1818
sahih· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin 'Abdullah al-HamalfromMa'n bin 'Isa bin YahyafromIbrahim bin Sa'd bin Ibrahimfromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'UtbafromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِمَّا مُحْسِنًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ خَيْرًا وَإِمَّا مُسِيئًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعْتِبَ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:

"None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so perhaps he may do more good, or he is an evildoer but perhaps he will give up his evil ways."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 21, Hadith 1
English Reference
Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1819
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