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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and
while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 81, Hadith 7
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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a square and then drew a line in the middle of it and let it extend outside the square
and then drew several small lines attached to that central line, and said, "This is the human being, and
this, (the square) in his lease of life, encircles him from all sides (or has encircled him), and this (line),
which is outside (the square), is his hope, and these small lines are the calamities and troubles (which
may befall him), and if one misses him, an-other will snap (i.e. overtake) him, and if the other misses
him, a third will snap (i.e. overtake) him."
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah will not accept the excuse of any person whose instant of death is delayed till
he is sixty years of age."