He also reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “Faith will shrink back to Medina as a snake shrinks back to its hole.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Anas reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "None of you must wish for death because he is afflicted by evil circumstances, but if he cannot help doing so he should say, ‘O Allah, give me life as long as life is better for me, and take me when death is better for me.’ ” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

‘Ubada b. as-Samit reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "If anyone wishes to meet Allah, Allah wishes to meet him; but if anyone does not wish to meet Allah, Allah does not wish to meet him.” When ‘A'isha or one of his wives said she did not want to die, he replied, "That is not what I mean; but when death comes to a believer he is given glad tidings of Allah’s good pleasure and regard, so nothing is dearer to him than what lies before him, and he wishes to meet Allah and Allah wishes to meet him. But when an infidel approaches death he is given tidings of Allah’s punishment and chastisement, so nothing is more objectionable to him than what lies before him, and he does not wish to meet Allah and Allah does not wish to meet him.” In ‘A’isha's version it says that death precedes the meeting with Allah. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Abu Qatada used to tell that when a funeral was brought past Allah's Messenger ﷺ he said, "He is at rest, or others are at rest from him.” When asked what he meant by these words he replied, "The believing servant is at rest from the toil and harm of the world and departs to Allah’s mercy, but [Allah’s] servants (i.e.. mankind), the country, the trees and the animals are at rest from the profligate.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar told of Allah's Messenger ﷺ taking him by the shoulders and saying, ‘‘Be in the world as though you were a stranger or one who is passing through.” Ibn ‘Umar used to say, “In the evening do not expect to see the morning and in the morning do not expect to see the evening, but take something when in health to serve you in time of illness and something in your life to serve you in your death.” Bukhari transmitted it.

Jabir said he heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ say three days before his death, “See that none of you dies without having good expectations from Allah.” Muslim transmitted it.

Mu'adh b. Jabal told of Allah's Messenger ﷺ saying that if they wished he would tell them the first thing Allah would say to the believers on the day of resurrection and the first thing they would say to Him. When his hearers expressed a desire to be told, he said that Allah would say to the believers, “Did you wish to meet me?” and that they would reply, “Yes, our Lord.” He would ask them why, and they would reply that it was because they hoped for His forgiveness and pardon. He would then say, “My forgiveness has become necessary for you.” [Baghawl] transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna and Abu Nu'aim in al-Hilya.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “Keep much in your remembrance the cutter off of delights, i.e., death.” Tirmidhi, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Ibn Mas'ud told of the Prophet (ﷺ) saying to his companions one day, “Show due respect towards Allah.” On their replying, “Prophet of Allah, we show due respect towards Allah, Praise be to Allah,” he said, “That is not what I mean; but he who shows due respect to Allah must guard the head and what it retains, must guard the belly and what it contains, and keep death and decay in remembrance; and he who desires the next world must abandon the adornment of this world. He who does that has shown due respect towards Allah.” Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, the latter saying this is a gharib tradition.

‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, ‘‘The gift to a believer is death.”( i.e. death is the means by which he gains an introduction to the delights of paradise.) Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-iman.