لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ
None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him
Sahih al-Bukhari 5671 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 5671
Book 75, Hadith 31
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This opening counsel is followed by a supplication that entrusts the better outcome of life or death to Allah. The entry quotes the counsel, not that later supplication. It should be read with care for a person’s suffering, rather than used to shame someone who is distressed. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 5671. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
When hardship feels overwhelming, tell someone you trust and seek support. Give yourself permission to receive care and take the next manageable step.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.