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589. Aban Bin Usman, from Muhammad Bin Marwan, from the one who reported it: ‘Abu Ja’far (asws) has said: ‘When Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Took Ibrahim (as) as a friend, Gave him (as) good news in private. The Angel of Death came up to him (as) in the image of a young white man, wearing two white robes, with water and oil dripping from his head. So Ibrahim (as) entered the house, but welcomed him outside the house. And Ibrahim (as) was an honourable (Ghayour) man, and whenever he (as) went out for a need, he (as) would lock his (as) door, and takes its keys with him (as). Then he (as) would return and open it. So there was the man (Angel of Death) standing there, as handsome as a man can be. So he (as) grabbed his hand and said: ‘O servant of Allah (azwj), who entered you into my (as) house?’ He said: ‘Its Lord (azwj) Made me enter it’. So he (as) said: ‘Its Lord (azwj) is more deserving of it than I (as) am. So who are you?’ He said: ‘I am the Angel of death’. Ibrahim (as) panicked and said: ‘You have come to me (as) to capture my (as) soul?’ He said: ‘No. Allah (azwj) has Taken a servant as a friend, so I have come to give the good news to him (as). He (as) said: ‘So who is he (as)? I (as) would like to serve him (as) until I (as) die’. He said: ‘You (as) are him (as)’. So he (as) came up to Sara and said to her: ‘Allah (azwj) Blessed and High has Taken me (as) as a friend!’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.