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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 8472

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In-book entry
1354

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا فَزَارَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، وَسُرَيْجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " الشَّيْخُ يَكْبَرُ وَيَضْعُفُ جِسْمُهُ، وَقَلْبُهُ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ: طُولِ الْحَيَاةِ، وَحُبِّ الْمَالِ "، قَالَ سُرَيْجٌ: " حُبِّ الْحَيَاةِ، وَحُبِّ الْمَالِ " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: As a person grows old, his body becomes weak, but two things in him remain youthful: the love for a long life and the abundance of wealth and property.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 8472 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1354.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
1354

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 8472

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