The Ruling on the Equivalence of the Agony of Death Between the Disbeliever and the Believer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, it is narrated from some of the Salaf that he said: If you increase, I would say it is more severe than being struck with a mace, torn apart with saws, and brought close with pincers. Does the agony of death become equal for the one who is being strangled, the one who is besieged, and the believer?

Answer:
The agitations and severity of death occur for both the disbeliever and the believer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) compared the agitations of death to what he experienced, and he said, "Indeed, death has agonies." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the throes of death, he would place his shirt over his face, and if it distressed him, he would remove it. He would sprinkle water on his face and say, "Indeed, death has agonies." From this, the condition of the dying person is gauged.
However, the extraction of the soul from the body differs between the disbeliever and the believer. The soul of the believer is extracted with ease and is called out with gentleness.
As for the soul of the disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that, it is torn out with severity. [The Quran says:] "And those who tear out [souls] with drowning, and those who pull out [souls] with force." "And those who tear out with drowning" refers to the extraction of the disbeliever, while "and those who pull out with force" refers to the extraction of the believer's soul with speed. It is narrated that it comes out of his mouth like a drop from the mouth of a water skin.
As for , the extraction of the soul differs between the disbeliever and the believer, whereas the pangs of death are shared by all of creation.