Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)

9- بَابُ ذَهَابِ الصَّالِحِينَ:

(9) Chapter. The righteous people will depart (die).

1 hadith · references 6434–6434

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Bukhari · 6434يَذْهَبُ الصَّالِحُونَ الْأَوَّلُ فَالْأَوَّلُ ، وَيَبْقَى حُفَالَةٌ كَحُفَالَةِ الشَّعِيرِ أَوِ التَّمْرِ ، لَا يُبَالِيهِمُ اللَّهُ بَالَةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The righteous (pious people will depart (die) in succession one after the other, and there will remain (on the earth) useless people like the useless husk of barley seeds or bad dates.5 narrators