Sahih Muslim Book - 48, Hadith - 6826

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَشْعَثِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ. قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَذْكُرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدِيثًا إِنْ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ ، فَقَدْ هَلَكْنَا، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ الْهَالِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَلَيْسَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ ، فَقَالَتْ: قَدْ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَيْسَ بِالَّذِي تَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهِ ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا شَخَصَ الْبَصَرُ ، وَحَشْرَجَ الصَّدْرُ ، وَاقْشَعَرَّ الْجِلْدُ ، وَتَشَنَّجَتِ الأَصَابِعُ ، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللهِ ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ.

It was narrated from Shuraih bin Hani', that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him.'" He (the sub narrator) said: "I went to 'Aishah and said: 'O Mother of the Believers, I heard Abu Hurairah narrate a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' and if that is the case then we are doomed.' She said: 'The one who is doomed is the one who is doomed according to the words of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). Why do you say that?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him," but! here is no one among us who does not hate death.' She said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did say that, but it is not what you think. Rather, when the eyes grow dim, the chest rattles, the skin shrinks and the fingers convulse, it is at that point whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him."'