Hadith 4264

Death and Preparing For It

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 4264 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1425

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Source no. 4264 · Volume 9 · Page 264
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English translation

4264. It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever loves to meet Allāh, Allāh loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allāh, Allāh hates to meet him." It was said to him: "O Messenger of Allāh, does hating to meet Allāh mean hating to meet death? For all of us hate death." He said: "No. Rather that is only at the moment of death. But if he is given the glad tidings of the mercy and forgiveness of Allāh, he loves to meet Allāh and Allāh loves to meet him; and if he is given the tidings of the punishment of Allāh, he hates to meet Allāh and Allāh hates to meet him." (Sahih)

Arabic text

4264 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ» ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرَاهِيَةُ لِقَاءِ اللَّهِ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ لِقَاءِ الْمَوْتِ، فَكُلُّنَا يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ، قَالَ: «لَا، إِنَّمَا ذَاكَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ، إِذَا بُشِّرَ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَمَغْفِرَتِهِ، أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، فَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ، كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ»

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The angels who meet a pious believer give him glad tidings. So, he longs to meet Allāh, as soon as possible, in order to get the blessings Allāh has prepared for His beloved slaves. A bad person who is about to die, when sees the awesome faces of the angels, he knows that he deserves punishment. And when he gets the same news from the angels then his belief turns out to be true, and hence he fears death and does not like to meet Allāh.