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[Machine] "O Plague, take me to you," they said, "why do you say so?" Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The believer is not increased in lifespan except with good?" He replied, "Yes," and then he narrated a similar Hadith as that of Waki'.  

أحمد:٢٣٩٧٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا النَّهَّاسُ عَنْ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ قَالَ

يَا طَاعُونُ خُذْنِي إِلَيْكَ قَالُوا لِمَ تَقُولُ هَذَا؟ أَلَيْسَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَزِيدُهُ طُولُ الْعُمُرِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا ؟ قَالَ بَلَى فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ