Then the Messenger of Allah (S) would glance at the angel of death and say...

Then the Messenger of Allah (S) would glance at the angel of death and say: “O angel of death, please take care to obey the request of the Almighty Allah regarding our followers, servants and devotees.” The angel of death says: “O Messenger of Allah, order him to look at what Allah has prepared for him in Paradise.” The Messenger of Allah (S) would tell him: “Look at the top.” So he will look at that which he had never imagined and which has no limits.

At that moment, the angel of death will say: “How should I not take gently one who is having such a reward and whose Muhammad and his progeny are visitors? O Messenger of Allah (S), if the Almighty Allah had not made death as a passage without passing through which none can enter Paradise, I would not have captured his soul.

However your servant and friend would imitate you and the other prophets, messengers, saints of Allah who tasted death by the order of Allah.” After that Muhammad (S) would say: “O angel of death, take our brother as we agree to you and accept our request for clemency regarding him.” At that time, His Eminence and his companions would go up to the gardens of Paradise in such a manner that veils and curtains would be removed from the eyes of that ailing believer.

Thus he would see them at their own places and see those who are surrounding his bed and then say: “O angel of death hurry up, take my soul and don’t leave me here as I cannot bear separation from Muhammad and his progeny. Make me join them.” At that moment the angel of death would take his soul and like a strand of hair is pulled through flour, his soul will be taken out of his body.

Though you see him in pain, there is no hardship for him, rather he is in comfort and enjoyment and when they keep him in the grave he would find our people there. When Munkir and Nakeer come to interrogate him they would say to each other: “Muhammad, Ali, Hasan, Husain and their righteous companions are present near this man, we must pay respect to them.” After that they would come and salute Muhammad and Ali separately. Then they would salute Hasan and Husain together and then their companions.

After that they would say: “We know, O Messenger of Allah, that you visit your servant and follower and if it had not been so that the Almighty Allah wanted that his excellence should become clear to the angels who are present and those who would hear about it later, we would not have questioned him.