Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of you should wish for death. 1 If he is a doer of good, perhaps he may increase in good deeds, and if he is a wrongdoer, perhaps he may repent"
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None of you should wish for death...
(1) His statement: "None of you should wish for death..." It is said in Radd al-Muhtar: "It is disliked to wish for death due to harm that has befallen one, as it is prohibited. If one must, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take my soul when death is better for me.' This is mentioned in As-Siraj."
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(۱) قوله : لا يتمنى أحدكم الموت إلخ : قال في رد المحتار»: قال في النهر»: ويكره تمني الموت بضرر نزل به؛ لنهي عن ذلك. فإن كان ولا بد فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي. كذا في «السراج».
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of you should wish for death or pray for it before it comes to him. When one dies, his deeds come to an end, and the life of a believer only increases him in good"
Jabbar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not wish for death, for the horror of the grave is severe. Indeed, part of happiness is for a servant to live long and for Allah to grant him repentance"
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he spoke to us in a way that softened our hearts. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) wept profusely and said, "I wish I were dead." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Sa'd, do you wish for death while I am here?" He repeated this three times, then said, "O Sa'd, if you were created for Paradise, then your long life and good deeds are better for you"
Harithah ibn Mudarrib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I visited Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was cauterizing himself seven times. He said, "If I had not heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, 'None of you should wish for death,' I would have wished for it. I remember being with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when I did not possess even a dirham, and now I have forty thousand dirhams in the corner of my house." Then his shroud was brought to him, and when he saw it, he wept and said, "But Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was not given a shroud except for a striped cloak. If it was placed over his head, it would not reach his feet, and if it was placed over his feet, it would not reach his head. So it was placed over his head, and idhkhir (a type of grass) was placed over his feet"
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of you should wish for death due to harm that has befallen him. If one must, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take my soul when death is better for me'"
Ubadah ibn as-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah dislikes to meet him." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) or one of his wives said, "We dislike death." He said, "It is not that. Rather, when death approaches a believer, he is given the glad tidings of Allah's pleasure and honor, so there is nothing more beloved to him than what lies ahead. Thus, he loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. When death approaches a disbeliever, he is given the news of Allah's punishment and retribution, so there is nothing more hated to him than what lies ahead. He dislikes to meet Allah, and Allah dislikes to meet him" [Agreed upon]. In another narration, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned death before meeting Allah.
Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Shall I inform you of the first thing Allah will say to the believers on the Day of Resurrection and the first thing they will say to Him?" We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Allah will say to the believers: 'Did you love to meet Me?' They will say, 'Yes, O our Lord.' He will say, 'Why?' They will say, 'We hoped for Your forgiveness and mercy.' He will say, 'I have granted you My forgiveness'"
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) visited a young man who was on the verge of death and asked, "How do you feel?" The young man said, "I hope in Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I fear my sins." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "These two feelings do not coexist in the heart of a servant in such a situation except that Allah will grant him what he hopes for and protect him from what he fears"
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say three days before his death, "None of you should die except while having good thoughts about Allah"
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ف: اس حدیث کی تفصیل یہ ہے کہ مسلمان کے دو بازو ہیں جن کے ذریعہ سے اللہ تعالیٰ کی
طرف جانے کا راستہ بہت آسانی سے طے ہوتا ہے، ایک بازو تو یہ ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کا خوف رہے جس کی
وجہ سے وہ گناہوں سے بچتا رہتا ہے اور دوسرا بازو یہ ہے کہ وہ اللہ تعالیٰ سے امید رکھے جس کی وجہ سے
مسلمان اللہ تعالیٰ سے مغفرت کی امید رکھتا ہے، حالت صحت اور زندگی میں خوف خدا کو غالب رکھے
تاکہ گناہوں سے بچتا رہے اور مرنے کے وقت خوف کی ضرورت نہیں رہی، اس لئے کہ وہ وقت گناہ
کرنے کا نہیں ہے بلکہ موت کے وقت خدا کو رحیم، کریم، ستار، غفار جان کر مغفرت کی امید
دل میں لیا ہوا رہے، تاکہ خوش خوش خدا کے پاس جانے کے لئے تیار رہے، مرنے سے جی نہ
چرائے، یعنی مرنے کے وقت اگر خوف کی حالت رہی تو خدا کے سامنے ایسا جائے گا جیسے مالک کے
سامنے بھاگا ہوا غلام ڈرتا ہوا جاتا ہے اس لئے زندگی میں حتی الامکان نیکیاں کرتے رہے اور مرتے
وقت دل میں یہی امید مغفرت کی لیا ہوا رہے گا تو اللہ تعالیٰ کے سامنے ایسا جائے گا جیسے کوئی غلام مالک
کے حکم کی تعمیل کرکے مالک کے سامنے بڑی بڑی امیدیں لگائے ہوئے خوش خوش جاتا ہے۔
Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a funeral and said, "Is he relieved or is he a relief for others?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is 'relieved' and 'a relief for others'?" He said, "The believing servant is relieved from the toil and harm of the world to the mercy of Allah, while the wicked servant is a relief for the people, the land, the trees, and the animals"
Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of his shoulders and said, "Be in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveler." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say, "When evening comes, do not wait for the morning, and when morning comes, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness and from your life for your death"
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to his companions one day, "Be truly shy of Allah." They said, "We are shy of Allah, O Prophet of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah." He said, "That is not it. Rather, whoever is truly shy of Allah should guard his head and what it contains, guard his stomach and what it carries, and remember death and decay. Whoever desires the Hereafter should abandon the adornments of this world. Whoever does this has truly been shy of Allah"
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اللہ تعالیٰ کا ارشاد ہے: ”يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ“۔ (سورۃ مائدہ، پ:6، ع:8، آیت
نمبر:54) (اللہ تعالیٰ مسلمانوں سے محبت رکھتے ہیں اور مسلمان بھی اللہ تعالیٰ سے محبت رکھتے ہیں)
ایک اور جگہ ارشاد ہوا ہے: ”وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلّٰهِ“۔ (سورۃ
بقرہ، پ:2، ع:20، آیت نمبر:165) (مسلمان سب سے زیادہ اللہ سے محبت رکھتے ہیں) اس
سے معلوم ہوا کہ مسلمانوں کو اللہ تعالیٰ سے اور اللہ تعالیٰ کو مسلمانوں سے محبت کا تعلق ہے اور یہ قاعدہ
ہے کہ دوست دوست کے ساتھ مہربانیاں اور سرفرازیاں کرنا چاہتا ہے بعض موانعات کی وجہ سے
سرفرازی نہیں کر سکتا ہے، جب موانعات اٹھ جاتے ہیں تو دوست کو سرفراز کرنے کا موقع ملتا ہے، ایسا
ہی اللہ تعالیٰ کو خاص طور پر مسلمانوں سے مہربانی کرنے کا اور ان کو سرفراز کرنے کا دنیا میں رہنے کی
وجہ سے موقع نہیں مل رہا ہے گو دنیا میں بھی ان پر مہربان ہے اور ان کو سرفراز کر رہا ہے مگر آخرت میں
جو مہربانیاں اور سرفرازیاں ہوں گی مسلمان کو دنیا میں رہنے کی وجہ سے اللہ تعالیٰ نہیں دے رہا ہے)
مسلمانوں کو دنیا چھوڑ کر خاص مہربانیاں اور سرفرازیاں حاصل کرنے کے لئے آخرت میں جانا
ضروری ہے، اس لئے اللہ تعالیٰ موت جو مثل ایک تحفہ اور ہدیہ کے ہے اس کو بھیج کر مسلمان کو سرفراز
کرنے کے لئے آخرت میں بلاتے ہیں اس لئے:
Ubaidullah ibn Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Sudden death is a cause of regret" [Narrated by Abu Dawud]. Al-Bayhaqi added in Shu'ab al-Iman and Razin in his book: "A cause of regret for the disbelievers and a mercy for the believers."
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(1) His statement: "None of you should wish for death..." It is said in Radd al-Muhtar: "It is disliked to wish for death due to harm that has befallen one, as it is prohibited. If one must, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take my soul when death is better for me.' This is mentioned in As-Siraj."
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(۱) قوله : لا يتمنى أحدكم الموت إلخ : قال في رد المحتار»: قال في النهر»: ويكره تمني الموت بضرر نزل به؛ لنهي عن ذلك. فإن كان ولا بد فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي. كذا في «السراج».