English translation
6507. Narrated 'Ubāda bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever loves to meet Allāh, Allāh (too) loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allāh, Allāh (too) hates to meet him". 'Āishah, or some of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ said, "But we dislike death." He said, "It is not like this, but it is meant that when the time of the death of a believer approaches, he receives the good news of Allāh's Pleasure with him and His Blessings upon him, and so at that time nothing is dearer to him than what is in front of him. He therefore loves the Meeting with Allāh, and Allāh (too) loves the Meeting with him. But when the time of the death of a disbeliever approaches, he receives the evil news of Allāh's Torment and His Requital, whereupon nothing is more hateful to him than what is before him. Therefore, he hates the Meeting with Allāh, and Allāh too, hates the Meeting with him."
