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Riyad as-Saliheen 585

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you wish for death on account of an affliction that befalls him. If he has no alternative, let him pray: 'Allahumma ahyine ma kanatil-hayatu khairan li, wa tawaffani idha kanatil-wafatu khairan li (O Allah! Give my life so long as the life is good for me, and take away my life if death is good for me)'."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: “لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت لضر أصابه فإن كان لابد فاعلاً، فليقل: اللهم أحينى ما كانت الحياة خيراً لى، وتوفنى إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً لى” ((متفق عليه)).

Classification

Sahih (Authentic)

References

Riyad as-Saliheen 585
Riyad as-Saliheen Book of Miscellany, Hadith 585