death, he is given tidings of Allah’s punishment and wrath, so he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting him.”

In the two Sahīh collections, al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“The Ansār (Helpers) are loved only by a believer and hated only by a hypocrite. Whoever loves them, Allah loves him; whoever hates them, Allah hates him.”

In the two Sahīh collections, Abū Sa‘īd reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah, blessed and exalted is He, says to the people of Paradise, ‘O people of Paradise!’

They reply, ‘We answer Your call and are at Your service.’

He says, ‘Are you pleased?’

They reply, ‘How could we not be pleased, when You have given us what You have not given any of Your other creatures?’

He, mighty and majestic, says, ‘I shall give you something better than that.’

They reply, ‘Our Lord, what could be better than that?’

He says: