Hind bint al-Harith narrates from Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit them while Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), was ill, and Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) wished for death. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O uncle! Do not wish for death, for if you are a doer of good, you will be given respite so that you may add more good to your good, which is better for you; and if you are a wrongdoer, you will be given respite so that you may repent of your sins, which is better for you. So do not wish for death." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with these words. They agreed on the hadith of Qays from Khabbab: "Had the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) not forbidden us to wish for death, I would certainly have wished for it."

Muhammad bin al-Munkadir said: I heard Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you who are the best of you, as distinct from the worst of you?" The Companions said: "Of course!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of you are those with the longest lives and the best deeds." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. And it has a sahih supporting witness (shahid) on the condition of Imam Muslim:

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Who is the best of people?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good." The man asked again: "Then who is the worst of people?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one whose life is long but whose deeds are bad."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty intends good for a servant, He employs him (for His religion)." It was said: "How does Allah employ him?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He grants him the ability to do righteous deeds before death." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it, while there is a supporting witness (shahid) hadith for it with the following sahih chain:

Sayyiduna Amr bin al-Hamiq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, loves a servant, He makes him 'asalahu' (sweet like honey)." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by making him sweet like honey?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He grants him the ability to do a righteous deed shortly before his death, until his neighbours" or he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "those who live around him, become pleased and happy with him."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Every servant will be raised (on the Day of Resurrection) in the state in which he died." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but Bukhari did not record it in his Sahih.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the time of his death drew near, he called for new clothes and put them on, then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Indeed, the deceased will be raised in the very clothes in which he died." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but neither of them recorded it in their books.

Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies upon any one of these ranks or stations (of the religion) will be raised in that same state on the Day of Resurrection." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this not once or twice but many times: "When a servant (regularly) does a righteous deed, and then illness or travel keeps him from that deed, the same reward is written for him as was written when he did it while healthy and resident." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it in this way!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit Abdullah bin Ubayy (the hypocrite) during the illness in which he died. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) recognised the signs of death on him and said: "I used to forbid you from loving the Jews. He replied: As'ad bin Zurarah hated them, so what good did that do him?! Then, when he died, his son came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Abdullah bin Ubayy has died; please give me your blessed shirt so that I may shroud him in it. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took off his blessed shirt and gave it to him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it in this way.