Is there another version of the Hadith: "Whoever shows enmity to a friend (wali) of Mine, I shall be at war with him..." that ends with "he dislikes death and I dislike to displease him, but it is inevitable," instead of "and I dislike to displease him only" as mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari (6502)?
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The addition: "but there is no escape from it" has been narrated through multiple chains, and it is the most authentic and well-known. The meaning is that the believing servant dislikes death, and Allah dislikes causing him distress, but there is no escape from it due to the great good and wisdom that result from it. So, He dislikes death from the perspective that it causes distress to His servant, but He loves it from the perspective that it transfers him to the abode of bliss. This is the hesitation mentioned in the .
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