If I had not heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "You should not long for death," I would have longed (for it).

أَنَسٌ ؓ لَوْلاَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ تَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُ

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying three days before his death: None of you should court death but only hoping good from Allah

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِثَلاَثٍ يَقُولُ لاَ يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللَّهِ الظَّنَّ

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say three days before his death: None of you should die but hoping only good from Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُولُ لاَ يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ ﷻ

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say three days before his death: No one of you dies but he had good faith in Allah.

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلاَثٍ قَالَ لاَ يَمُوتُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ

“I am fasting.” ‘Uthman said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Fasting is a shield against the Fire just like the shield of anyone of you against fighting.’”

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ كَجُنَّةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ

“I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘No one of you should die except thinking positively of Allah.’”

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should wish for death."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that. (Using translation from Muslim 2680c)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying three days before his death: None of you should court death but only hoping good from Allah (Using translation from Muslim 2877a)

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ يَقُولُ لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللهِ الظَّنَّ

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying three days before his death: None of you should court death but only hoping good from Allah (Using translation from Muslim 2877a)

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ أَلَا لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللهِ الظَّنَّ

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say three days before his death: None of you should die but hoping only good from Allah, the Exalted and Glorious. (Using translation from Muslim 2877c)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُولُ لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِرَبِّهِ

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say three days before his death: No one of you dies but he had good faith in Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3113)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللهِ الظَّنَّ

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Woe to the Achilles' tendon because of Hell-fire." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 454)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَاقِيبِ مِنَ النَّارِ

Go to your people and say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ says: Ghifar (is a tribe) to whom Allah granted pardon, and Aslam (is the tribe) to whom Allah granted safety. (Using translation from Muslim 2514a)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ غِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللهُ

"No one hoards but a sinner."' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2154)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا يَحْتَكِرُ إِلَّا خَاطئٌ

“I am fasting.” ‘Uthman said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Fasting is a shield against the Fire just like the shield of anyone of you against fighting.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1639)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ كَجُنَّةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There is no protection except in Allah and His Messenger."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited wearing face veils and said, "There is no protection except from Allah and His Messenger."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَمَى النَّقِيعَ وَقَالَ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

[AI] The translation of the passage into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.'"

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا حِمَى إِلَّالِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "There is no protection except for Allah and His Messenger."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

[AI] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no protection except for Allah and His Messenger."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَادِيثَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

[AI] And I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "There is no protection except for Allah and His Messenger."

وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no protection except with Allah and His Messenger."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah said: 'Do not take My servants as idols.'"

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللهُ لَا تُمَثِّلُوا بِعِبَادِي

[AI] I entered the mosque in Damascus and saw people gathered and a sheikh speaking to them. I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "He is Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyyah." I heard him saying, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever eats meat, let him perform ablution.'"

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ دِمَشْقَ فَرَأَيْتُ أُنَاسًا مُجْتَمِعِينَ وَشَيْخًا يُحَدِّثُهُمْ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا سَهْلُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَكَلَ لَحْمًا فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ

“I am fasting.” ‘Uthman said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Fasting is a shield against the Fire just like the shield of anyone of you against fighting.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1639)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ كَجُنَّةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ

" That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him." (Using translation from Muslim 2319a)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمِ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللهُ ﷻ

" That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him." (Using translation from Muslim 2319a)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمِ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللهُ ﷻ

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that. (Using translation from Muslim 2680c)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ

[AI] I entered the mosque of Damascus and saw people gathered and a sheikh speaking to them. I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "This is Sahel ibn Al-Hanzaliyyah." So I listened to him saying, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever eats meat, let him perform ablution.'"

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ دِمَشْقَ فَرَأَيْتُ نَاسًا مُجْتَمِعِينَ وَشَيْخٌ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا سَهْلُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَكَلَ لَحْمًا فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ

[AI] The translation of the passage is: "To Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr: 'Perform the ablution thoroughly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Woe to the heels from the fire.''"

لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ

The Messenger of Allah said: 'Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 451)

لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ

The Messenger of Allah said: 'Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 451)

لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ

"No one hoards but a sinner."' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2154)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا يَحْتَكِرُ إِلَّا خَاطِئٌ

" That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him." (Using translation from Muslim 2319a)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمِ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللَّهُ»

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying three days before his death: None of you should court death but only hoping good from Allah (Using translation from Muslim 2877a)

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ «لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللَّهِ الظَّنَّ»

[AI] "I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying three things before his death: 'Whoever among you can, should die with the belief that Allah is good, let him do so.'"

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَمُوتَ إِلَّا وَظَنُّهُ بِاللَّهِ حَسَنٌ فَلْيَفْعَلْ»

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say three days before his death: No one of you dies but he had good faith in Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3113)

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِثَلَاثٍ «لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا»

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There is no protection (defense) except for Allah and His Messenger."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no sanctuary except for Allah and His Messenger."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا حِمَى إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ»

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "May Allah curse the one who bribes and the one who takes bribes."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الرَّاشِيَ وَالْمُرْتَشِيَ»

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Indeed, your companion is the close friend of Allah, the Most High."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى»

“I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘The (funeral) prayer should be offered for a child.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1507)

أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُهُ»

" That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him." (Using translation from Muslim 2319a)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمِ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمُهُ اللهُ»

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that. (Using translation from Muslim 2680c)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ»

[AI] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to wish for death, so I will not desire it."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «نَهَانَا أَنْ يُتَمَنَّى الْمَوْتُ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ»

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that. (Using translation from Muslim 2680c)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَتَمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ»

[AI] We entered upon a blacksmith who had seven burn marks on his stomach. He said, "If it weren't for the fact that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'None of you should wish for death because of the (hardships) of this life',"

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى خَبَّابٍ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى فِي بَطْنِهِ سَبْعَ كَيَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَتَمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ»

Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that. (Using translation from Muslim 2680c)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَتَمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ»

[AI] I entered the mosque of Damascus and saw people gathered and a sheikh speaking to them. So, I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "Sahl ibn Al Hanbalia." I heard him saying, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever eats meat, let him perform ablution.'"

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ دِمَشْقَ فَرَأَيْتُ نَاسًا مُجْتَمِعِينَ وَشَيْخًا يُحَدِّثُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا سَهْلُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَكَلَ لَحْمًا فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ»