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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3900

وَعَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ : كَانَ أَوَّلُ يَوْمٍ عَرَفْتُ فِيهِ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، رَأَيْتُ شَيْخًا أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَهُوَ يَتْبَعُ جِنَازَةً فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنِي فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : " مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ " قَالَ : الْقَوْمُ يَبْكُونَ ! ! فَقَالَ : " مَا يُبْكِيكُمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : إِنَّا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ ! ! قَالَ : " لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّهُ إِذَا حُضِرَ فَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ فَإِذَا بُشِّرَ بِذَاكَ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لِلِقَائِهِ أَحَبُّ ، وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ فَنُزُلٌ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ فَإِذَا بُشِّرَ بِذَاكَ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - لِلِقَائِهِ أَكْرَهُ " .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَعَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ فِيهِ كَلَامٌ .
Ata' bin al-Sa'ib narrates: The first time I came to know Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla, it happened like this: I saw an elderly man whose hair was white, riding a donkey and following a funeral. I heard him say: So-and-so son of so-and-so narrated to me that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever loves to come into the presence of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty also loves his coming into His presence, and whoever dislikes coming into the presence of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty also dislikes his coming into His presence." The narrator says: The people began to weep, so he said: "Why are you weeping?" The people said: "We dislike death." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is not what is meant. Rather, when a man's final moment draws near, if he is one of those brought near (to Allah), then for him there is rest, delight and the Garden of Bliss (as glad tidings). When a person is given glad tidings of this, he loves coming into the presence of Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty loves his coming even more. And if the person is one of the deniers who have gone astray, then he will be entertained with boiling water and he will be entered into Hell. When he is informed of this, he dislikes coming into the presence of Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty dislikes his coming even more."
Ahmad recorded it. Ata' bin al-Sa'ib has been criticised.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3900
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