Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Rabi’ bin Hirash that he says: Someone came to me and said, “Your brother has died.” So I hurried and came. He had been covered in his clothes, and I was standing by my brother’s head, seeking forgiveness for him and reciting “Inna lillah,” when suddenly the cloth was removed from his face and he said: “Assalamu Alaikum!” We replied, “Wa Alaikum Assalam. Subhan Allah.” He said, “Subhan Allah. After you, I presented myself before Allah. There, I was received with a pleasant breeze and sweet fragrance, and by a Lord who was not angry. And I was clothed in green garments of fine silk and brocade. And I found the matter easier than you could have imagined. And do not sit relying (on this). I sought permission from my Lord to inform you and give you glad tidings. Take me to the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because he (peace be upon him) made a covenant with me that I would remain here until you arrived.” Then this person passed away at that very place. The narrator says he picked up a pebble and threw it. The narrator says, “I do not know whether he was faster or this one.”