Muhammad bin Ka'b, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Death is better for both the believer and the disbeliever. Then he recited this verse: ﴿And let not those who disbelieve think that Our granting them respite is good for themselves. We only grant them respite so that they may increase in sin﴾ ﴿And what is with Allah is better for the righteous﴾. Then he said: The longer the disbeliever lives, the more severe his punishment will be on the Day of Resurrection.
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