وَعَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ
قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَوْتُ الْفُجَاءَة أَخْذَةُ الْأَسَفِ»
‘Ubaidallah b Khalid reported God’s messenger as saying, ‘Sudden death is an act of punishment out of anger.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it. Baihaqi in Shuab al-iman and Razin in his book made an addition, saying ‘An act of punishment out of anger for the infidel and a mercy for the believer.’’
Mishkat al-Masabih 1530, Book 6, Funerals, Hadith 87. 1 min read