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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Hadith: "Whoever loves to meet Allah..."

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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said in a hadith:
Whoever loves to meet Allah, then Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, then Allah dislikes meeting him.ومن أحب لقاء الله أحب الله لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1066Sahih (Darussalam)
We hope that you will explain this hadith to us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is an authentic hadith said by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from several of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) :
Whoever loves to meet Allah, then Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, then Allah dislikes meeting him.من أحب لقاء الله أحب الله لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1066Sahih (Darussalam)
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O Messenger of Allah, is it death? For all of us dislike death. He said:
No, O Aisha, but when the believer’s time comes, the angels give him glad tidings of the mercy of Allah and His pleasure, so he loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. And when the disbeliever’s time comes, he is given glad tidings of the anger of Allah and His punishment, so he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting himلا يا عائشة، ولكن المؤمن إذا حضر أجله؛ بشرته الملائكة برحمة الله، ورضوانه؛ فيحب لقاء الله، ويحب الله لقاءه، والكافر متى حضر أجله؛ بشر بغضب الله وعقابه، فيكره لقاء الله؛ فيكره الله لقاءه
... This is the meaning of the hadith. When the believer’s time comes, he is given glad tidings of mercy from the angels; the angels give him glad tidings of mercy and the pleasure of Allah, so he loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him.
And when the disbeliever’s time comes, he is given glad tidings of the anger of Allah and His punishment, so he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting him. The point is not death; death is part of human nature, except for whom Allah wills. They dislike death, but the point is that when his time comes, the angels give him glad tidings of mercy and pleasure, so he loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. The disbeliever is the opposite of that; we ask Allah for safety. He is given glad tidings of torment and retribution, so he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting him. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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