What to Say if You Fear The Fitnah (Trial) of Death
If you fear the fitnah of death, you
should pray: /allaahumma ahyinee
maa kaanatil-hayaatu khairal-lee,
wa-tawaffanee ida kaanatil-wafaatu khairal-lee/
Translation
(O Allah, keep me alive if – [in
Your knowledge] – living is better for me, but take my life if death is better
for me).
The Prophet said, “One must not wish
to die if he is suffering from some disease. Instead, he should say, ‘O Allah,
keep me alive if – [in Your knowledge] – living is better for me, but take my
life if death is better for me.”
