سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب في حُبِّ لِقَاءِ اللَّهِ:Chapter on loving to meet Allah
Hadith 2791
أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ: أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: "مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ". فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَوْ بَعْضُ أَزْوَاجِهِ: إِنَّا لَنَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ . قَالَ: "لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ، وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ بُشِّرَ بِرِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ وَكَرَامَتِهِ، فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا أَمَامَهُ، فَأَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ بُشِّرَ بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَعُقُوبَتِهِ، فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَكْرَهَ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا أَمَامَهُ، فَكَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ، وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him; and whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also dislikes to meet him.” Sayyidah ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) or one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘But we do not like death?’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is not death that is meant by this meeting. Rather, when the time of death comes for a believer, he is given the glad tidings of Allah’s pleasure and honor and status with Him. At that moment, nothing is dearer to him than what lies ahead (meeting Allah, His pleasure, and attaining Paradise), so he desires to meet Allah, and Allah also loves to meet him. And when the time of death approaches for a disbeliever, he is informed of Allah’s punishment and torment. At that moment, nothing is more hateful to him than what lies ahead, so he dislikes to meet Allah, and Allah also dislikes to meet him.”
