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السيوطي:١٧٥٩٠a –

"لَم يَلْقَ ابْن آدَمَ شَيئًا قَطُّ مُنْذُ خَلَقَهُ الله أَشَدَّ عَليهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ المَوتَ لأَهْوَنُ مِمَّا بَعْدَهُ".  

[حم] أحمد عن أَنس، ورجاله موثقون

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ahmad:12566 – Ḥasan > Sukayn > Dhakar Dhāk Abū > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Since Allah created man, he has never encountered anything more severe upon him than death. Yet, indeed, death is easier than what comes after it."  

أحمد:١٢٥٦٦ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُكَيْنٌ قَالَ ذَكَرَ ذَاكَ أَبِي عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَلْقَ ابْنُ آدَمَ شَيْئًا قَطُّ مُذْ خَلَقَهُ اللهُ أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ لَأَهْوَنُ مِمَّا بَعْدَهُ