Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should wish for death because of some hardship that has befallen him. But if he must wish for it, let him say, 'Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and take me when death is better for me.'"

Muslim 6814

Sahih

حدثنا زهير بن حرب حدثنا إسمعيل يعني ابن علية عن عبد العزيز

عن أنس قال

قال رسول الله ﷺ لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت لضر نزل به فإن كان لا بد متمنيا فليقل اللهم أحيني ما كانت الحياة خيرا لي وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيرا لي

مسلم 6814صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Sahih Muslim
Book
Remembrance, supplication, Tawba, and seeking forgiveness
Chapter
Dislike of wishing for death due to hardship that has befallen one
Numbering
Darussalam 6814
Muslim 6814