Sa’id b. As-Sa’ib was asked, “How are you today?”
He replied, “Today, I am awaiting the coming of death without an appointment.”
Sifatu As-Safwah, vol. 2, p. 283
(Read on pg 63, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description of Before & After Death Aspects. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2004.)