How authentic is the narration from Abu Hurayrah: "O Allah, do not let me reach the year sixty. Woe to you, hold on to the sideburns of Mu'awiyah. O Allah, do not let me reach the rule of boys"?
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he was walking in the market of Medina and saying: "O Allah, do not let me live to the year sixty. Woe to you, hold fast to the sideburns of Mu'awiyah. O Allah, do not let me live to the time of the rule of boys." Al-Bayhaqi indicated the authenticity of this report, and Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar cited it in "Fath al-Bari," explaining that Abu Hurairah was hinting at his fear for himself, referring to the caliphate of Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah which began in the year sixty Hijri. Allah answered Abu Hurairah's prayer, and he passed away one year before it. There is nothing reported that weakens this narration.
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