Hadith #567
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَا
ءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلُّنَا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ قَالَ لَيْسَ ذَاكَ كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَوْتِ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا حُضِرَ جَاءَهُ الْبَشِيرُ مِنْ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ إِلَيْهِ فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِنَّ الْفَاجِرَ أَوْ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا حُضِرَ جَاءَهُ بِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ الشَّرِّ أَوْ مَا يَلْقَاهُ مِنْ الشَّرِّ فَكَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ
Isnad Chain
ابن أبي عدي
حميد
English Translation
Ibn Abi 'Adiyy narrated from Humayd, from Anas (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever dislikes meeting Allah, Allah dislikes meeting him.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, all of us dislike death.' He said: 'It is not that. Rather, when the believer is given glad tidings of Allah's mercy, His pleasure, and His Paradise, he loves to meet Allah and Allah loves to meet him. And when the disbeliever is given tidings of Allah's punishment and His wrath, he dislikes meeting Allah and Allah dislikes meeting him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 24, Hadith 567
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11605
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47995