 Abbasid Caliph Haroon Rashid desired that any one who had seen the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in his lifetime be brought before him. After some time a very old woman was brought before the Caliph Haroon Rashid.
The Caliph Haroon Rashid asked the old woman, "Did you see Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) yourself?" She said, "Yes! Oh Sir." The Caliph Haroon Rashid then asked her if she remembered any narration from him.
She said yes and said, "When old age comes two things become young, one is hope (lofty aspirations) and the other is greed." The Caliph Haroon Rashid thanked her and gave her one hundred dinars. The woman thanked the Caliph Haroon Rashid and she was taken back. Half the way some thought passed through her mind and she desired to be brought before the Caliph Haroon Rashid once more. When she was shown in, the Caliph Haroon Rashid asked, "Well, why have you come back?" She said. "I just came to inquire whether the money you gave me were once for all or is it to continue every year?" The Caliph Haroon Rashid thought. "How true is the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) word?" she has hope of life even now and she has greed for money too. The Caliph Haroon Rashid said, "Don't worry; you will be paid every year." She was taken back but on the way she breathed her last. | 
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