Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the time of death comes for a believer, angels come with a white silk cloth and say: (O soul!) Come out towards the mercy and kindness of Allah, and towards a Lord who is not angry, in such a state that you are pleased and your Lord is pleased with you. When the soul departs, the purest fragrance of musk emanates from it. The angels receive it and pass it to one another until they reach the gates of the sky. The angels of the sky say: What a pleasant fragrance has come from the earth! The angels take this soul to the souls of the believers. They become very happy at its arrival, just as we are happy at the arrival of a traveler. The souls already present ask this soul: How was so-and-so? Tell us about so-and-so? It replies: Leave him, he was engrossed in worldly worries and grief. (And so-and-so died before me, has his soul) not reached you? They say: (No, and the fact that it has not reached here means that) it has reached its destination, 'Hawiyah' (Hell). (In contrast to the believer) when the time of death comes for a disbeliever, the angels of punishment come with a coarse cloth and say: (O soul!) Come out towards the punishment of Allah, in such a state that you are displeased and your Lord is angry with you. Nevertheless, it comes out and the worst stench, like that of a decaying corpse, emanates from it. The angels receive it and take it to the gates of the earth and deliver it to the souls of the disbelievers. (The angels they meet on the way) say: What a terrible stench this is!"