Hadith #550
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُر
ِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَى عَبْدٍ أَحْيَاهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سِتِّينَ أَوْ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً لَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
رجل من بني غفار
سعيد المقبر
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from a man of Banu Ghifar, from Sa'id al-Maqburi — that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah has indeed exhausted all excuses against a servant He kept alive until he reached sixty — or seventy — years. Allah has indeed exhausted all excuses, Allah has indeed exhausted all excuses against him.' [Meaning: at such an age, he has no valid excuse left for having failed to repent and do good.]
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 550
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7388
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43778