Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Wishes
6- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّمَنِّي:
(6) Chapter. What kind of wishing is disliked.
3 hadith · references 7233–7235
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Bukhari · 7233لَا تَتَمَنَّوْا الْمَوْتَ ، لَتَمَنَّيْتُIf I had not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "You should not long for death," I would have longed (for it).5 narratorsBukhari · 7234حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابَ بْنَ الْأَرَتِّ نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا ، فَقَالَ : " لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلWe went to pay a visit to Khabbab bin Al-Art and he had got himself branded at seven spots over his body. He said, "If Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had not forbidden us to invoke Allah for death, I would have invoked for it."5 narratorsBukhari · 7235لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ ، إِمَّا مُحْسِنًا فَلَعَلَّهُ يَزْدَادُ ، وَإِمَّا مُسِيئًا فَلَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَعْتِبُ(the Maula of `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "None of you should long for death, for if he is a good man, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil-doer, he may stop the evil deeds and re6 narrators