Narrated from Sayyiduna Sulaiman (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The reward for four deeds of the living continues to reach the dead as well (these four deeds are): The deceased has such successors who pray for him, their prayer reaches him; the deceased leaves behind ongoing charity, as long as its benefit continues among the living, he keeps receiving its reward; the deceased taught such knowledge which is acted upon after him, he receives a reward equal to that of the one acting upon it, and the doer's reward is not diminished in any way; and the deceased who died while guarding the frontier, he will continue to receive the reward for this deed until the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Allah, the Exalted, has left no excuse for that person whose death has been delayed so much that he reaches the age of sixty years."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Few among my Ummah will reach (the age of) seventy years."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The ages of my Ummah are between sixty and seventy years, and few among them surpass this limit."

Abdur Rahman bin Jabir narrates from his father Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "After the decree and destiny of Allah, the evil eye is the most common cause of death among people."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "Which believer is the best?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: "The one who has the best character." He then asked: "Which believer is intelligent and wise?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The one who remembers death the most and prepares for it in the best manner, he is the wise one."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by some people who were afflicted (with trials) and said: "Did these people not ask Allah Almighty for health and well-being?"

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I have not seen any man who was more compassionate (and sympathetic) towards his family than the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet’s son Ibrahim was being breastfed in a village near Madinah (by a wet nurse). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would go (to visit his son), and we would go with him. He would enter the house, and there would be smoke in the house because Ibrahim’s foster father was a blacksmith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pick up his son, kiss him, and then return. Amr bin Sa‘id says: When Ibrahim passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“My son Ibrahim has died in the age of nursing, but in Paradise, two wet nurses will complete his nursing period.”

Husayn bin Abdur Rahman narrates from Abu Ubaidah bin Hudhaifah, and he from his paternal aunt, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: I went with some women to tend to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Due to the severity of the fever’s heat, water from a waterskin was dripping onto him. We (the women) said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah, so that He may remove your suffering. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The people who are tested the most are the Prophets, then those who are nearest to them (in rank), and then those who are nearest to them.”

Abu Ubaidah bin Hudhaifah narrates from his aunt, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: We went with a few women to tend to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). There was a water-skin hanging above the Prophet (peace be upon him), and due to the heat of the fever, its drops were dripping onto him. We said: O Messenger of Allah! If you pray to Allah Almighty for healing, He will grant you healing. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the people, the prophets are tested with the most severe trials, then those who are nearest to them in rank, then those who are nearest to them, then those who are nearest to them."