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[Machine] "That he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'The best of your youth are those who resemble your elders, and the worst of your elders are those who resemble your youth.'"  

الطبراني:١٨٤٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ ثنا عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدٌ الْعِجْلُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ ثنا ابْنُ كَرَامَةَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ عَنْ جُنَاحٍ مَوْلَى الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «خَيْرُ شَبَابِكُمْ مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِكُهُولِكُمْ وَشَرُّ كُهُولِكُمْ مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِشَبَابِكُمْ»  

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السيوطي:١٣٩٥٨a –

"خَيْرُ شَبَابكُمْ مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بكُهُولِكُمْ، وَشرُّ كُهُولِكُمْ مَن تَشَبَّهَ بِشَبَابكُمْ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [ع] أبو يعلى [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه عن واثلة، وَضُعِّفَ