On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with
him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah
(mighty and sublime be He) said:
If My servant likes to meet Me, I like to meet him; and if he
dislikes to meet Me, I dislike to meet him. Prophetic explanation of
this Sacred Hadith: He who likes to meet Allah, Allah likes to meet
him; and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah dislikes to meet him.
Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O Prophet of Allah, is
it because of the dislike of death, for all of us dislike death? The
Prophet (pbuh) said: It is not so, but rather it is that when the
believer is given news of Allah's mercy, His approval and His
Paradise, he likes to meet Allah and Allah likes to meet him; but
when the unbeliever is given news of Allah's punishment and His
displeasure, he dislikes to meet Allah and Allah dislikes to meet
him.
It was related by al-Bukhari and Malik. The Prophetic version is
related by Muslim.