It was narrated to me by Abu Dawud, Sulayman ibn Ma'bad; narrated to us by Abu al-Nu'man, 'Arim; narrated to us by Mahdi ibn Maymun; narrated to us by Wasil, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say three days before his death: "Let none of you die except while having a good opinion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic."