Is the death of a believer intended by Allah in terms of the Shari'ah?
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The questioner : But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the Qudsi Hadith, meaning "and He does not draw near to Him," meaning at the end, the last part of the Hadith, that He hates death.
The Shaykh : And it is inevitable for him, yes.
The questioner : And this, so is this, O Shaykh, intended by us in terms of existence? No, I mean, is it intended by us in terms of existence? And also
The Shaykh : This is a matter of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : For other than Him.
The Shaykh : This is a matter that does not relate to the legislative will, because regarding the matter of the death of a believer, we may say that it is not intended by Allah in terms of the Shari'ah, because the continued existence of this believer worshipping Allah is better,
The questioner : He does not love it, O Shaykh, after death. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, loves to reward him with good.
The Shaykh : Allah, Mighty and Majestic, hates this death for the believer because the believer hates it, so He, Glorified and Exalted is He, hesitates in taking the soul of the believer because the believer hates that, and Allah the Exalted does not love to do what the believer hates, but when it is a matter that is inevitable and wisdom necessitates it, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does it.
The Shaykh :
And I did not hesitate over anything I am doing as I hesitated over taking the soul of My believing servant; he hates death and I hate to cause him harm.
وما ترددت عن شيء أنا فاعله ترددي عن قبض نفس عبدي المؤمن يكره الموت وأكره إساءتهThe questioner : And this, so is this, O Shaykh, intended by us in terms of existence? No, I mean, is it intended by us in terms of existence? And also
The Shaykh : This is a matter of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : For other than Him.
The Shaykh : This is a matter that does not relate to the legislative will, because regarding the matter of the death of a believer, we may say that it is not intended by Allah in terms of the Shari'ah, because the continued existence of this believer worshipping Allah is better,
The questioner : He does not love it, O Shaykh, after death. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, loves to reward him with good.
The Shaykh : Allah, Mighty and Majestic, hates this death for the believer because the believer hates it, so He, Glorified and Exalted is He, hesitates in taking the soul of the believer because the believer hates that, and Allah the Exalted does not love to do what the believer hates, but when it is a matter that is inevitable and wisdom necessitates it, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [704] هل موت المؤمن مراد لله شرعًا؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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