What is the meaning of the statement in the hadith: "and the longing to meet You"?

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The Shaykh : Yes, the longing to meet You is well known. The longing to meet Allah means loving to reach Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.

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The Shaykh : Yes

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The Shaykh : No, no, the meaning is not that he loves death. The meaning is that he loves meeting Allah. This is why the Messenger (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." She said: "O Messenger of Allah! All of us dislike death." He said: "It is not like that. But when the believer is given the good news of Allah's mercy, His pleasure, and His Paradise, then he loves to meet Allah and Allah loves to meet him.

من أحب لقاء الله أحب الله لقاءه ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه ، قالت عائشة يا رسول الله كلنا يكره الموت ، قال ليس بذاك ولكن المؤمن إذا احتضر بشر بالجنة فأحب لقاء الله فأحب الله لقاءه

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1067Sahih (Darussalam)

And as for the disbeliever, it is the opposite.

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