It is narrated from Qais bin Abi Hazim, he said that we went to visit Khabbab. He had been cauterized seven times. He said, "Indeed, our predecessors have passed away and the world could not diminish their status in the least, and indeed we have acquired so much that now we find no place to spend it except in the earth (i.e., burying it). And if the Prophet (peace be upon him) had not forbidden praying for death, I would have prayed for death." After that, when we came again, we saw that he was building one of his walls. He said, "A Muslim receives reward for all his expenses except for what he spends in the earth (i.e., on building a house)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, who says that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by while I was repairing my room. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: "What are you doing?" I said: O Messenger of Allah! I am repairing my room. He said: "The matter is even more urgent than this" (meaning death can come even more swiftly than this).