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Is the Hadith: "All of you will die, but the best among you will be hastened [to death]," authentic?

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The aforementioned Hadith, with the wording "All of you will die, but the best among you will be hastened [to death]," has not been found. However, something close to its meaning has been narrated in another Hadith reported by Al-Bazzar, Ibn Majah, Al-Hakim, and others, with the wording: "You will be sifted as dates are sifted from the refuse. The best among you will be taken away, and the worst among you will remain; so die if you can." The chain of narration for this Hadith is good and sound (Jaid Hasan).

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