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Man’s Desire to Live Forever
عن أنس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يهرم ابن آدم وتشب منه اثنتان: الحرص على المال والحرص على العمر (صحيح مسلم، الرقم: 1047)
Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The son of Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) (i.e. man) grows old, yet two qualities within him remain young; (these two qualities are) the desire for (acquiring more) wealth, and the desire to live longer (i.e. in order to fulfil his lengthy, worldly aspirations and ambitions).”