Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2502
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدْ خَفَتَ فَصَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ كُنْتَ تَدْعُو اللَّهَ بِشَيْءٍ أَوْ تَسْأَلُهُ إِيَّاهُ؟» . قَالَ: نَعَمْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ لَا تُطِيقُهُ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَفَلَا قُلْتَ: اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ". قَالَ: فَدَعَا الله بِهِ فشفاه الله. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited a Muslim man who had grown frail and withered until he was like a chick. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, “Were you praying to Allah for something or asking Him for it?” The man said, “Yes. I used to say, ‘O Allah, whatever punishment You would give me in the Hereafter, hasten it for me in this world.’” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Glory be to Allah! You cannot bear it. Why did you not say, ‘O Allah, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire’?” The man supplicated to Allah with those words, and Allah healed him. Reported by Muslim. Graded Sahih by al-Albani.