مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 20480
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- 108
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟، أَوْ قَالَ (١) : خَيْرٌ شَكَّ يَزِيدُ، قَالَ: " مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ، وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ "، قِيلَ: فَأَيُّ النَّاسِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ، وَسَاءَ عَمَلُهُ " (٢)،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu Bakrah that a man presented himself in the court of the Messenger and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which person is the best?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are the best." The questioner asked, "And who is the worst person?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are the worst."
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This is Hadith 20480 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 839, Hadith of Abu Bakrah Nufay‘ ibn al-Harith ibn Kuladah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 108.
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مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 20480
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