Jarir says that I heard Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying during a sermon that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he was sixty-three years old; when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, he was also sixty-three years old; when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, he was also sixty-three years old; and now I too have reached sixty-three years of age.