Share Once Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) asked Malakul Maut, Hazrat Izrael (the angel of death) to show their form with which they appear in front of the one who is being departed, a believer and a sinner.
Malakul Maut asked Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) to turn around. And when Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) turned back and looked at Malakul Maut, he said, 'O Izrael! If a person saw you in this state, he will certainly faint.' indicating the horror of their appearance that they looked fierce and balls of fire were coming out from each of their hair.
Then, Malakul Maut asked Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (pbuh) to turn around. And when he looked at Malakul Maut this time said, 'O Izrael! If a crying person saw you in this state, he will start smiling.'
Their former state is adopted when they head towards a sinner while the latter is adopted when they come to a believer.
Imam Zayn Al-Abidin (as)said: "The death of a faithful (Momin) may be described as if he has cast off his dirty garments and has put on clean and tidy ones; and they, with our love in their hearts, are called doers of good deeds. For a faithful death is like his being released from a dark and stuffy dungeon and entering a spacious and fertile garden; and for the infidel, going from this world is like being taken to a jail. For the faithful, the world is like a jail."
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (as)said: "For the faithful death is like a sweet fragrance which bestows freshness and delight upon him and removes all worldly vexation and dejection. The pain at the time of death is as if all the parts of the body are being torn apart and nails are being hammered therein. In death the torture is as if a delicate silken cloth has been thrown on a thorny bush and dragged through it and its fibres are torn apart. But death for a faithful is not severe."
Imam Musa Kazim (as)said: "For the faithful the example of death is like a dirty cloth being beaten on a stone slab, in order to clean it. Similarly, at the time of the agony, the faithful is subjected to severity to purify him."
Bas Itna Karam Karna, Aey Chashm-e-Kareemana
Jab Jaan Labon Par Ho, Tum Saamnay Aajaana
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