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