عَنْ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ الشَّامِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ يَا طَاعُونُ خُذْنِي إِلَيْكَ قَالَ فَقَالُوا أَلَيْسَ قَدْ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ((مَا عُمِّرَ الْمُسْلِمُ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ)) وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ ((إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَزِيدُهُ طُولُ الْعُمْرِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا)) قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنِّي أَخَافُ سِتًّا إِمَارَةَ السُّفَهَاءِ وَبَيْعَ الْحُكْمِ وَكَثْرَةَ الشُّرَطِ وَقَطِيعَةَ الرَّحِمِ وَنَشَأً يَنْشَؤُونَ يَتَّخِذُونَ الْقُرْآنَ مَزَامِيرَ وَسَفْكَ الدَّمِ
It is narrated from Shaddad bin Abi Ammar Shami that Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O plague! Draw me towards yourself. People said: Why do you say this when you have heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a believer is granted a longer life, it is always better for him. He said: Yes, why not, I have heard this hadith, but I fear six things: the rule of fools, justice being sold, abundance of police, severing of family ties, people reciting the Holy Qur’an like flutes and songs for pleasure, and killing.