"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is the best?" He said: "He whose life is long and his deeds are good." He said: "Then which of the people is the worst?" He said: "He whose life is long and his deeds are bad." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2330)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أِيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ النَّاسِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَسَاءَ عَمَلُهُ  

[Machine] Two Arab men came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asking him. One of them said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is the best of people?" He replied, "The one whose life is long and his actions are good." The other one said, "O Messenger of Allah, the Islamic laws have become numerous on me, so please tell me something that I can hold onto." He said, "Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah."  

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيَّانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْأَلَانِهِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أِيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِهِ قَالَ لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Shall I not inform you of the best amongst you in terms of character?" They said: "Yes, please do." He said: "The best amongst you are those who have the longest lives and the best deeds."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخِيَارِكُمْ مِنْ شِرَارِكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَطْوَلُكُمْ أَعْمَارًا وَأَحْسَنُكُمْ عَمَلًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not inform you of your best? They said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'The longest of you in lifespan and the best of you in deeds.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخِيَارِكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَطْوَلُكُمْ أَعْمَارًا وَأَحْسَنُكُمْ أَعْمَالًا  

[Machine] I heard Ubaid bin Khalid say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ pointed between two men, and one of them was killed while the other remained. After the deceased was buried, they prayed for him and asked Allah to forgive him, have mercy on him, and reunite him with his companion. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them, 'What did you say?' They replied, 'We asked Allah to forgive him, have mercy on him, and reunite him with his companion.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Where is his prayer after his prayer? Where is his actions after his actions?' He said, 'And I think he said, 'Where is his fasting after his fasting?' By the One in whose hand is my soul, the distance between them is greater than the distance between the heavens and the earth.' Umar bin Maymun said, 'I was amazed by this hadith because it has been attributed to me.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ يَقُولُ آخَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ؛ فَقُتِلَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَبَقِيَ الْآخَرُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَصَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قُلْتُمْ ؟ قَالُوا دَعَوْنَا اللهَ ﷻ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُ وَيَرْحَمَهُ وَيُلْحِقَهُ بِصَاحِبِهِ؛ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَيْنَ صَلَاتُهُ بَعْدَ صَلَاتِهِ وَأَيْنَ عَمَلُهُ بَعْدَ عَمَلِهِ ؟ قَالَ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ صَوْمُهُ بَعْدَ صَوْمِهِ ؟ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لِلَّذِي بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ فَأَعْجَبَنِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ لِأَنَّهُ أُسْنِدَ لِي  

“I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise, and I saw them both. Someone had come out from Paradise and he gave permission to the one who died last (to enter); then he came out and gave permission to the one who had been martyred. Then they both came back to me and said to me: Go back, for your time has not yet come.” The next morning, Talhah told the people about that and they were amazed by it. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: “Why are you amazed?ʿ They said: “O Messenger of Allah, this one strove harder in worship and then was martyred for the sake of Allah, but the other one entered Paradise before him?” He said: ʿDid he not remain for a year after (the other one) died?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “Did he not live until Ramadan came and fast it?” They said: “Yes.” He said: ʿDid he not pray this many rakʿahs during that year?ʿ They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily, the distance between them is the distance between heaven and earth.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1403)   

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَلِيٍّ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا مَعًا وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فِي النَّوْمِ إِذْ أَنَا بِهِمَا فَخَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي مَاتَ الْآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ فَحَدَّثَ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا؛ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مِنْ أِيِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَدَخَلَ الْآخَرُ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ فِي السَّنَةِ ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ تَابَعَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ