Is it permissible to make request for death from allah when one is in trouble?
Answer:
In Islam a muslim should not request for death when he/she is in trouble. prophit mohammad(pboh) has forbiden us to do so. it is mentioned in the sahih hadith below.Anas (b. Malik) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying. None of you should make a request for death because of the trouble in which he is involved, but if there is no other help to it, then say: O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me.sahih muslim(Book 035, Number 6480)
Nadr b. Anas reported, as when Anas was alive, that he said: Had Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that.sahih muslim(Book 035, Number 6482)
Abu Hazim reported: I visited Khabbab who bad seven cauteries on his stomach and he said: Had Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) not forbidden us to call for death, I would have done so.Sahih Muslim(Book 035, Number 6483)
Hammam b. Munabbih said: Abu Huraira narrated to us ahadith from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and out of these one is that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: None amongst you should make a request for death, and do not call for it before it comes, for when any one of you dies, he ceases (to do good) deeds and the life of a believer is not prolonged but for goodness.Sahih Muslim(Book 035, Number 6485)
So it is clear that we should not request for death in what ever conditions of a person are. And Allah knows the best
