Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī once sat next to an empty grave and said,

“A matter (ie. life) that ends like this deserves to feel disinterest about its beginning.  A matter that starts like this (ie. death) deserves that its end is feared (ie. the Hereafter).”

Al-Mudhish, p. 190

(Read on pg 105, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description of Before & After Death Aspects. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2004.)