It is narrated from Shaddad bin Abi Ammar Shami that Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O plague! Draw me towards yourself. People said: Why do you say this when you have heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a believer is granted a longer life, it is always better for him. He said: Yes, why not, I have heard this hadith, but I fear six things: the rule of fools, justice being sold, abundance of police, severing of family ties, people reciting the Holy Qur’an like flutes and songs for pleasure, and killing.