Sudden death, and reports on it

Al-Sha'bi said: It used to be said: Sudden death is (a sign) of the nearness of the Hour.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sudden and unexpected death is a relief for the believer and a punishment for the disbeliever."

Tamim bin Salamah said: A man among us died suddenly, and one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He has been seized in a state of anger." I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and it rarely happened that we mentioned a hadith to Ibrahim without finding that he had something about it. He said: "They used to dislike being taken suddenly (by death), like the seizing of anger."

Sayyiduna Abdullah and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Sudden death is a source of relief for the believer, and a source of regret and sorrow for the wicked sinner."

Mujahid said: "Sudden death is among the signs of the Hour."

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he disliked sudden death.

Sayyiduna Ubayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from one of the Companions that he said about sudden death: "It is a seizing of anger."