Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 1117a
✧ Hamza with Dhal
"إذا أراد الله بعبد خيرًا بعث إليه قبل موته بعامٍ ملكًا يسدِّدُه ويوفِّقُه حتى يموت على خير أحايينه - فيقولُ الناس: مات فلانٌ على خير أحايينه - فإذا حَضَر ورأى ما أُعِدَّله جعل يتهوع نفسَه من الحرصِ على أن تخرجَ، فهناك أحب لقاءَ الله وأحب الله لقاءَه - وإذا أراد الله بعبد شرا قيض له قبل موتِه بعامٍ شيطانا ليُضله ويغْويه حتى يموت على شرِّ أحايينه، فيقولُ الناسُ: قد مات فلانٌ على شرِّ أحايينه، فإذا حُضِر ورأى ما أُعِدَّ له جعل يتَبَلَّعُ نفسَه كراهيةَ أن تخرجَ، فهناك كره لقاء الله وكرِه الله لقاءَه".
Translation
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"When Allah wants good for a servant, He sends to him a year before his death an angel who guides him and makes him successful until he dies in the best of his times. So people say: So-and-so died in the best of his times. When death comes and he sees what has been prepared for him, he begins to gulp down his soul out of eagerness that it should leave. Then he loves to meet Allah, and Allah loves to meet him. And when Allah wants evil for a servant, He assigns to him a year before his death a devil to mislead him and lead him astray until he dies in the worst of his times. So people say: So-and-so has died in the worst of his times. When death comes and he sees what has been prepared for him, he begins to swallow his soul out of hatred that it should leave. Then he dislikes to meet Allah, and Allah dislikes to meet him."
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