10/67. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1067 — Death, Hope, and Meeting Allah
What Has Been Related About: Whoever Loves To Meet Allah, Then Allah Loves To Meet Him
Loving to Meet Allah Does Not Mean Loving Death
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1067
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1067
حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ " . قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلُّنَا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ . قَالَ " لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا بُشِّرَ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانِهِ وَجَنَّتِهِ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا بُشِّرَ بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَسَخَطِهِ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Sa'd bin Hisham Narrated from:
Aishah Mentioned That The Messenger Of Allah 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. Whereas When The Disbeliever Is Given The News Of Allah'S Punishment And His Wrath, He Dislikes Meeting Allah, And Allah Dislikes Meeting Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1067In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 103English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1067
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1067
This hadith about meeting Allah explains an important point through Aishah's question. When she hears that Allah loves to meet the one who loves to meet Him, she says that all people dislike death. The Prophet answers that it is not like that. He explains that when the believer is given good news of Allah's mercy, pleasure, and Paradise, the believer loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. But when the disbeliever is given news of punishment and wrath, he dislikes meeting Allah. The hadith separates natural fear of death from the spiritual state at the time of meeting Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Disliking death naturally is not the same as disliking Allah's meeting.
- The believer's hope is tied to Allah's mercy, pleasure, and Paradise.
- The hadith teaches careful understanding before judging a person's fear of death.
