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Sahih al-Bukhari, 5671
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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4 transmitters

Narrated by Aadm bin Abi IyasfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromThabit bin Aslam AlbananifromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي ‏

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English translation

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: "O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me.' "

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 75, Hadith 31
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 575 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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