How sound is the circulating story about the Angel of Death entering upon Prophet David (peace be upon him) and informing him of a young man's death after ten days, then the young man's life being extended due to a poor person's charity and supplication, until he lived to be eighty years old and became David's companion in Paradise?
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This story has no basis or chain of transmission in the accredited books of , and signs of fabrication and falsehood are apparent in it. It was mentioned in Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi's book "Punishment of the People of Major Sins" without a chain of transmission, knowing that Abu al-Layth's books contain many fabricated hadiths. Scholars have warned against this book, explicitly stating that it contains much that is not authentic.
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