Does what is happening now, of the major signs of the Hour, permit me to ask for death?
The major and minor signs of the Hour were previously explained in Fatwas: 32561 and 30268. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade wishing for death, saying: "None of you should wish for death. If he is a doer of good, perhaps he will increase in good deeds, and if he is a doer of evil, perhaps he will repent." He also said: "None of you should wish for death due to some harm that has befallen him. If he must do so, then let him say: 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and cause me to die if death is better for me.'" Therefore, a Muslim should not ask for death or wish for it.
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