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Is the narration attributed to Al-Hasan Al-Basri, "There is no day whose dawn breaks but it calls out: O son of Adam, I am a new creation, and I am a witness to your deeds, so take provision from me, for when I pass, I will not return until the Day of Resurrection," authentic in its meaning and wording?

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This saying is frequently mentioned in contemporary books about the importance of time, and they attribute it to Al-. Abu Nu'aym narrated it in Hilyat al-Awliya' with the following wording attributed [to the Prophet]: "There is no day that comes upon the son of Adam but it calls out: 'O son of Adam, I am a new creation, and I am, regarding what you do, a witness against you tomorrow. So do good in me, that I may bear witness for you tomorrow, for if I pass, you will never see me again.'" The chain of narration for this is weak. However, there is no doubt about the correctness of what the saying indicates: that one should benefit from the present day, and that if it passes, it will not return.

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