English Translation

Affan told us, Hammad ibn Salamah told us, from Ali ibn Zayd, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, from Abu Bakrah - and Humayd and Yunus, from al-Hasan, from Abu Bakrah - that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah, who among people is best?" He said: "He whose life is long and whose deeds are good." He said: "Then who among people is worst?" He said: "He whose life is long and whose deeds are evil." Hasan told us, Hammad told us, from Thabit and Yunus, from al-Hasan, from Abu Bakrah, and he mentioned it. Affan told us, Hammad told us, from Thabit and Yunus, from al-Hasan, from Abu Bakrah, and he mentioned it.