Hadith #409
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَج
َلَّ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرَاهِيَةُ لِقَاءِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَكْرَهَ الْمَوْتَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَكْرَهُهُ فَقَالَ لَا لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْضَهُ فَرَّجَ لَهُ عَمَّا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ ثَوَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَرَامَتِهِ فَيَمُوتُ حِينَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ وَالْمُنَافِقَ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْضَهُ فَرَّجَ لَهُ عَمَّا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهَوَانِهِ فَيَمُوتُ حِينَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَهُ
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English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, is the hatred of meeting Allah the same as hating death? By Allah, we all hate it.' He said: 'No, it is not that. Rather, when a believer is about to be taken by Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, he is given glad tidings of what lies ahead of Allah's reward and honor, so he dies wishing to meet Allah — and Allah wishes to meet him. But when an unbeliever or hypocrite is about to be taken, what awaits him is shown to him...'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 409
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24647
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-61037