Mishkat al-Masabih #2170
Supplications
‘Abdallah b. Busr told of a desert Arab coming to the Prophet and asking who was best among men, to which he replied, “Happy is he whose life is long and whose deeds are good.” He asked God’s messenger what deed was most excellent, and he replied, “That you should leave the world with the mention of God fresh on your tongue.”
Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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This hadith is #2170 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Supplications. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.