مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 20504
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا هَوْذَةُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ، (٢) أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَنْ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ، وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ " قَالَ: فَأَيُّ النَّاسِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ، وَسَاءَ عَمَلُهُ " (٣)، °
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) 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 good." 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 bad."
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This is Hadith 20504 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 132.
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مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 20504
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