Is it authentically reported from Ibn Mas’ud that he said: “I have not regretted anything as much as I have regretted a day whose sun has set, in which my lifespan has decreased, and my good deeds have not increased”?
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This narration has not been found in ancient references, but it is present in the books of later scholars such as: Miftah al-Afkar by Abd al-Aziz al-Salman, Al-Waqt wa Ahamiyatuhu fi Hayat al-Muslim by Ali al-Shahhoud, and Mawsu'at Khutab al-Minbar by Ahmad al-Sunni, without any attribution or ruling on its authenticity. Some contemporary preachers have mentioned it in their sermons and admonitions, such as Muhammad Hassan.
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