3282 - (خ) عَنْ مِرْدَاسٍ الأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ: قالَ النَّبِـيُّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم: (يَذْهَبُ الصَّالِحُونَ، الأَوَّلُ فالأَوَّلُ، وَيَبْقَى حُفَالَةٌ كَحُفَالَةِ الشَّعِيرِ، أَوِ التَّمْرِ، لاَ يبَالِيهِمُ اللهُ بَالَةً) .
Mirdās al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Righteous people will go (die) one after another. Meanwhile, the dregs of people, like waste barley or dates, will remain. Allah will not raise them in esteem."
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