Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, besides whom there is no deity, for every living soul death is better. If he is righteous, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'And what is with Allah is better for the righteous' [Al Imran: 198]; and if he is wicked, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'And let not those who disbelieve ever think that the respite We give them is good for them; We only give them respite so that they may increase in sin' [Al Imran: 178]."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 8727