Riyad as-Salihin #1257
The Book of Miscellany
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
" لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت لضر أصابه، فإن كان لابد فاعلاً فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيراً لي وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً لي" ((متفق عليه)) .
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Let not one of you wish for death because of a misfortune which befalls him. If he cannot help doing so, he should say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as You know that life is better for me, and make me die when death is better for me"..
Narrated by Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that:
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This hadith is #1257 from Riyad as-Salihin, in the Book of The Book of Miscellany and narrated by Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that:.