Old Age and Physical Weakness

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سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ
Maryam (Mary)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًۭا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّۭا
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.
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Sahih Muslim#2294

The heart of an old person feels young for the love of two things: love for long life and wealth.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as having said this:
Sahih Muslim#2295

The heart of an old person is young for two things: for long life and love for wealth.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said this:
Sahih Muslim#2621

" And you would become exhausted."

Narrated by This hadith is narrated on the authority of Habib b. Abu Thabit with the same chain of transmitters and he said:
Sahih Muslim#5927

When he oiled his head nothing was seen (as a mark of old age) and when he did not apply oil something (of the old age) became visible.

Narrated by Jabir b. Samura was asked about the old age of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). He said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4821

A woman who had something (feebleness) in her mind.

Narrated by Anas reported this tradition to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3972

“The son of Adam grows old but two things remain young in him: His craving for wealth and his craving for a long life.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3974

“The ages of (the people in) my nation will be between sixty and seventy, and few of them will exceed that.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

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Which was revealed in Makkah
Surah 19 · Ayahs 1–6
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