AHMAD-ZUHD 1717:
from Ṭalḥah b. Yaḥyá —
[Machine] May Allah grant you, O Amir al-Mu'minin, a long life as long as it is good for you. As for that, it has already been accomplished. However, say, "May Allah grant you a good life and make you die among the righteous."
الزهد لأحمد ١٧١٧:
عن طلحه بن يحيى —
لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أبْقَاكَ اللَّهُ مَا كَانَ الْبَقَاءُ خَيْرًا لَكَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا ذَاكَ فَقَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ وَلَكِنْ قُلْ «أَحْيَاكَ اللَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَتَوَفَّاكَ مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ»