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bayhaqi:6507Abū al-Ḥasan al-ʿAlawī > ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. Hāshim > Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The heart of an old man is young due to his love for two things: gathering wealth and prolonging his life." They singled out this narration from the words of Abu Hurairah.  

البيهقي:٦٥٠٧وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْعَلَوِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ ثنا وَكِيعٌ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَيْنِ عَلَى جَمْعِ الْمَالِ وَطُولِ الْحَيَاةِ أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  


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ahmad:9720Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , said, "The heart of a righteous elder remains young in love for two things: gathering wealth and living a long life."  

أحمد:٩٧٢٠حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ عَلَى جَمْعِ الْمَالِ وَطُولِ الْحَيَاةِ  

ahmad:9776Wakīʿ > Sufyān > ʿAbdullāh b. Dhakwān > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The heart of an elder is youthful in its love for two things: gathering wealth and prolonging life."  

أحمد:٩٧٧٦حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ جَمْعِ الْمَالِ وَطُولِ الْحَيَاةِ  

ahmad:9123Abū Aḥmad > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

“The heart of an old man is young in the love of two things: Love of life and much wealth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4233)   

أحمد:٩١٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ طُولِ الْحَيَاةِ وَكَثْرَةِ الْمَالِ