Arabic (Original)
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا أَحَبَّ الْعَبْدُ لِقَائِي أَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِذَا كَرِهَ الْعَبْدُ لِقَائِي كَرِهْتُ لِقَاءَهُ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مَا مِنَّا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَيَفْظَعُ بِهِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ كَشَفَ بِهِ.
English Translation
With his chain of narration, he said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: God, Mighty and Majestic, said: "When My servant loves to meet Me, I love to meet him, and when My servant hates to meet Me, I hate to meet him." It was said to Abu Hurairah: "There is not one of us but hates death and is terrified by it." Abu Hurairah said: "That is not what is meant; rather, when that moment comes, the truth is unveiled to him."