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DO NOT WISH FOR DEATH

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“None of you should wish for death, because if he is virtuous it is possible that he might add to his good works, and if he is an evil doer he might be able to remedy his past. None of you should wish or pray for it (death) before it comes to him. When he dies his deeds are terminated. The life of a believer does not increase except in good (for them).”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.