Death of a Believer

I know with certainty that the one who wholeheartedly develops a relationship with God never dies in disgrace.

The story of a pious person is scribed in books. He fervently prayed that he dies at Tus1. He had also seen in a vision that he would die at Tus. He fell seriously ill at some other place and lost hope of survival. He instructed his disciples that if dies there, they should bury him in a Jewish graveyard. His disciples asked for the reason for this request. He told them that he had prayed fervently for his death at Tus. It looked like that his prayers had not been accepted and he did not intend to deceive Muslims [that he was a pious person]. However, he slowly recovered from his illness and went to Tus, where he fell ill and was buried upon his demise.

One should become a believer like this. God does not give disgraceful death to a true believer.

(Malfuzat, Vol. 4, p. 153)