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Does the Angel of Death appear in different forms to the believer and the disbeliever when seizing the soul? And does Iblis come to the dying person in his true form before their death to tempt them?

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Angels may appear to people in the form of men, as happened with Abraham, Lot, and Mary, and with the Prophet, peace be upon him, as Gabriel used to come to him in various forms. Humans may also see angels. There is no explicit evidence that every deceased person sees an angel, but some people may be singled out for this. There are authentic hadiths indicating that angels come to the believer in a beautiful form and to the disbeliever in a terrifying form at the time of death. Angels descend upon the dying person, and some witness them, and they may greet him. As for Satan coming to the dying person, there is no explicit text, but some scholars have mentioned it, and incidents involving some righteous people have occurred in this regard.

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