Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرَاهِيَةُ لِقَاءِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَكْرَهَ الْمَوْتَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَكْرَهُهُ فَقَالَ لَا لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْضَهُ فَرَّجَ لَهُ عَمَّا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ ثَوَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَرَامَتِهِ فَيَمُوتُ حِينَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ وَالْمُنَافِقَ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْضَهُ فَرَّجَ لَهُ عَمَّا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهَوَانِهِ فَيَمُوتُ حِينَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَهُ.
English Translation
Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes meeting Allah the Almighty, Allah dislikes meeting him." Aisha said: "O Messenger of Allah, does disliking to meet Allah mean disliking death? For by Allah, we all dislike it." He said: "No, it is not that. Rather, when a believer is about to die, Allah opens for him a view of His reward and honor, so he dies loving to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. And when a disbeliever or hypocrite is about to die, Allah opens for him a view of His punishment and humiliation, so he dies disliking to meet Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting him."