Hadith 3144

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب مَنْ بَلَغَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً فَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْعُمُرِ

(5) Chapter: If somebody reaches sixty years of age, he has no right to ask Allah for a new lease of life. (IT)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَكْبَرُ ابْنُ آدَمَ وَيَكْبَرُ مَعَهُ اثْنَانِ حُبُّ الْمَالِ، وَطُولُ الْعُمُرِ ". رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The son of Adam (i.e. man) grows old and so also two (desires) grow old with him, i.e., love for wealth and (a wish for) a long life." (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih al-Bukhari 6421 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 81, Hadith 10 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 430 (IT)