‘Ulaym says: We were sitting on a roof, and a companion was also present with us. Yazid, the narrator, says: I think he was Sayyiduna ‘Abas Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him). At that time, people were dying of plague. Then ‘Abas said three times: O plague! Take me. ‘Ulaym said: Why do you pray for this? Did not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: No person should wish for death, because at that time his deeds are cut off and he is not returned so that he may please Allah Almighty. He (‘Abas) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Die before six things: the rule of fools, the abundance of police, the selling of justice, the cheapness of blood, the severing of ties of kinship, and before people recite the Noble Qur’an like flutes and songs, seeking pleasure and ecstasy, and they put someone forward (for leadership) only because he recites melodiously, even though he is the least understanding and knowledgeable among them.