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1528 – ʿAbd Allah transmitted to us; Abu al-Walid ibn Shujaʿ transmitted to us; Makhlad—meaning ibn Husayn—transmitted to us, from Hashim, from al-Hasan, who said: “Whenever a servant frequently remembers death, he will see its effect in his deeds; and whenever a servant lets his hopes grow long, his deeds will inevitably deteriorate.”
١٥٢٨ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ هَاشِمٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: «مَا أَكْثَرَ عَبْدٌ ذِكْرَ الْمَوْتِ إِلَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ فِي عَمَلِهِ وَلَا طَالَ أَمَلُ عَبْدٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَسَاءَ الْعَمَلَ»