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Nitro Zeus
Assalamu alaikum,
I am really worried now because I don't know who will be with me at my time of death, and I don't know if I will die alone or not.
"Ya Allah! Please Decree To Make me die while my parents are still in power because I want to have someone beside me at the time I will die, I want to have someone encouraging me to say the kalimah and I wish to not feel alone when I die, I wish to see my parents when I am on my death bed. And I don't want to live much longer than my parents because that would mean I will no longer see their faces ever again. So, will You please Make me die during the life time of my parents while they are strong?"
Is this kind of a dua acceptable or not acceptable in Islam?
In other words you are asking to die at a very young age, while your parents are still alive and powerful. Think about following:
1. Why you want to die at a young age? If you have longer age, you have potential to do more good deeds and earn a higher rank in paradise. think about witnessing more months of Ramadan, possibly doing more than one hajj and Umra, doing more charity, investing more in sadqa jarya, serving your parents in old age, raising pious children, learning and teaching Quran etc. You can die at an older age and still be surrounded by your family members (possibly pious sons and daughters and lot of grand kids).
2. Why you want your parents to go through the pain of burying their young child?
Duas in Quran are the best and very comprehensive. For example, ponder upon the following dua:
"Rabbana Aatina Fid Dunya Hasanah Wa Fil Aakhirati Hasanah Wa Qina Azaaban Naar." It is so comprehensive in its meaning and at the same time leaving it up to Allah to choose what's best for you in this world so that by doing that you can get the best in life hereafter.
This is just one example. You can learn duas in Quran and make them part of your salah when you make sajood.