Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By the One besides whom there is no god! Whoever is alive today, death is better for him if he is righteous, for Allah Almighty has said: "And what is with Allah is better for the righteous." And if a person is a sinner, Allah Almighty has said: "And let not those who disbelieve think that the respite We grant them is good for them; We only grant them respite so that they may increase in sin."
Al-Tabarani recorded it with two chains; the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih, except Yazid bin Abi Ziyad, who is hasan al-hadith (good in hadith).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 18211
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (8759)»