1671 - تَمَنِّي المَوتِ‏

1671. WISHING FOR DEATH

5862.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: لا يَتَمنّى‏ أحَدُكُمُ المَوتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بهِ ، فإن كانَ ولابُدَّ فاعِلاً فلْيَقُل : اللّهُمّ أحيِني ما كانَتِ الحَياةُ خَيراً لي ، وتَوَفَّني إذا كانَتِ الوَفاةُ خَيراً لي .¹

5862.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'None of you should pray for death if harm afflicts him, rather he should say, 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is good for me, and take me away when death is better for me.' ²

5863.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لايَتَمنّى‏ أحَدُكُمُ المَوتَ إلّا أن يَثِقَ بِعَملِهِ .³

5863.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'None of you should wish for death unless they have trust in [the goodness of] their actions.' ⁴

5864.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِلحارثِ الهَمْدانيِّ - : وأكثِرْ ذِكرَ المَوتِ وما بعدَ المَوتِ ، ولا تَتَمَنَّ المَوتَ إلّا بشَرطٍ وَثيقٍ .⁵

5864.Imam Ali (AS) said to Harith al-Hamdani, 'Increase the remembrance of death and what comes after death, and do not wish for death without [having fulfilled] the strong condition.' ⁶

5865.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لِرجُلٍ يَتَمَنّى المَوتَ - : هل بينَكَ وبينَ اللَّهِ قَرابَةٌ يُحابيكَ لَها ؟ قالَ : لا . قالَ : فهَل لكَ حَسَناتٌ قَدَّمتَها تَزيدُ على‏ سَيّئاتِكَ؟ قالَ : لا . قالَ : فأنتَ إذاً تَتَمنّى‏ هَلاكَ الأبَدِ !⁷

5865. Imam al-Kazim (AS), said to a man who wished to die, 'Is there a kinship between you and Allah as a result of which He will be partial to you in it [i.e. death]?' He said, 'No.' The Imam then asked, 'So, do you have good deeds that you have done that exceed your bad deeds?' He said, 'No.' The Imam said, 'Therefore, you are wishing for the ultimate ruin!' ⁸