Does a Muslim suffer the throes of death with the same intensity described by Amr ibn al-Aas, or does the believer's soul depart easily, like water flowing from the mouth of a waterskin?

The throes of death are a truth from which there is no escape. Their intensity varies among people, everyone experiences pain, but to differing degrees. The throes of death are severe for disbelievers and light for believers. They may be severe for some believers to elevate their ranks and expiate their sins.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, described the ease with which a believer's soul departs and the difficulty with which a disbeliever's soul departs. A believer's soul exits easily, like a drop from the mouth of a waterskin, ascends to heaven, and enters Paradise. In contrast, a disbeliever's soul is scattered throughout their body and is extracted with difficulty, like a skewer from wet wool. Their soul is cast into Sijjin, and they enter the Fire.

The severity of death for a believer does not indicate a deficiency in their status. Prophets and righteous people experienced it, and for them, it was an increase in their good deeds or an expiation for their sins.