Hadith 780

Chapter 6

باب 6

(6) باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّمَنِّي

(6) Chapter: What kind of wishing is disliked
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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَوْلاَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ " لَتَمَنَّيْتُ.

Narrated Anas:
If I had not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "You should not long for death," I would have longed (for it).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7233

In-book reference: Book 94, Hadith 8

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 9, Book 90, Hadith 339