Is the glad tidings at the time of death or after death?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
Your Eminence, when the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "We all dislike death," he said:Sahih Muslim 2684a Is the glad tidings at the time of death or after death?
The Shaykh : At the time of death.
The questioner : When the soul departs.
The Shaykh : In this hadith, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1066Sahih (Darussalam) she said: "O Messenger of Allah, we all dislike death," because she knew that meeting Allah, as intended here, means death, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Inshiqaq 84:6] He said to her: "It is not that; rather, the meaning is that when a person is given glad tidings of Paradise at the time of death, he loves to meet Allah. Therefore, traces of happiness and joy appear on the faces of some of the dying. Indeed, a man told me about a grandfather of his on his mother's side who was in a hospital room when his death approached. He said, 'What startled me was that the room filled with light, an unusual light, so I feared for myself. Then the man was on his deathbed, his face brightened, and he began to smile.' In this state, a person is happy to move to a soul and a fragrance, and a Lord not angry, and he loves to meet Allah, so Allah loves to meet him. As for the disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that, when he is on his deathbed, he is given tidings of punishment, of the Fire, and of an angry Lord, so he dislikes death. Therefore, his soul scatters; his soul returns, scattering in his body, and is extracted from him with severity and force. May Allah protect me and you from this. Yasar.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
O Shaykh, one of the women ... a few days ago, when she was on her deathbed, she said to her son's wife, "Ask for me from ...
The Shaykh : Does she say to her husband or her son?
The questioner : To her son's wife.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She says, "Save me from these people wearing white, meaning they are dressed in white and their faces are white, they want to ... slaughter me ...
The Shaykh : What do they want?
The questioner : Meaning they are taking the soul, they want to kill me, so save me from them. They are wearing white and their faces are white. How do you interpret this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is, if Allah wills, glad tidings of good. This is glad tidings of good, as long as she saw angels described in this way, this is glad tidings of good, because the angels of punishment, may Allah protect us from that, are the opposite of this; their faces are black and not pleasing to human nature.
Your Eminence, when the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "We all dislike death," he said:
that when a believer (at the time of death) is given the glad tidings of the mercy of Allah, His Pleasure, and of Paradise, he loves to meet Allah, and Allah also loves to meet him
إنّ المؤمن إذا بشّر بلقاء الله أحبّ لقاء الله فأحبّ الله لقاءهThe Shaykh : At the time of death.
The questioner : When the soul departs.
The Shaykh : In this hadith, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever loves to meet Allah, then Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, then Allah dislikes meeting him.
من أحبّ لقاء الله أحبّ الله لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءهO mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
يا أيّها الإنسان إنّك كادح إلى ربّك كدحا فملاقيهThe questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
O Shaykh, one of the women ... a few days ago, when she was on her deathbed, she said to her son's wife, "Ask for me from ...
The Shaykh : Does she say to her husband or her son?
The questioner : To her son's wife.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She says, "Save me from these people wearing white, meaning they are dressed in white and their faces are white, they want to ... slaughter me ...
The Shaykh : What do they want?
The questioner : Meaning they are taking the soul, they want to kill me, so save me from them. They are wearing white and their faces are white. How do you interpret this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is, if Allah wills, glad tidings of good. This is glad tidings of good, as long as she saw angels described in this way, this is glad tidings of good, because the angels of punishment, may Allah protect us from that, are the opposite of this; their faces are black and not pleasing to human nature.