Sahih
Al Bukhari

صحيح البخاري

80

Invocations

كتاب الدعوات

 

Chapter 30: The invocation for death or life

باب الدُّعَاءِ بِالْمَوْتِ وَالْحَيَاةِ

Sahih Al Bukhari 6349

Narrated Qais

I came to Khabbab who had been branded with seven brands(1) and he said, "Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not forbidden us to invoke (Allah) for death, I would have invoked (Allah) for it."

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ خَبَّابًا وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا قَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ‏.‏

Grade: Sahih