"an immediate death," which is the narration of al-Ḥākim and those after him, as well as Abū Dāwūd, and Aḥmad in one narration. second: with the wording: "a delayed death," which is from Aḥmad in another narration. third: with the wording: "a delayed term," which is from al-Ṭabarānī and Abū Nuʿaym. fourth: with the wording: "with immediate or delayed provision," which is from al-Tirmidhī. This last wording, despite being unique to al-Tirmidhī, contradicts the previous wordings, with the possibility that the word "or" indicates doubt from the narrator, so it cannot be used as evidence due to the doubt or contradiction. As for the second and third wordings, even though they are the same in meaning, the mind is not at ease with them due to their contradiction with the first wording, as it is the one preserved in the narration of most narrators and compilers, thus it is the preferred one, if Allāh wills, and with it is success. Given this, what is the meaning of his statement: "either with an immediate death, or immediate wealth"? I say: I have not found a satisfactory explanation for this from any of the scholars, and the most comprehensive statement on it is what Shaykh Maḥmūd al-Subkī mentioned in "al-Manhal al-ʿAdhb" (9/283), he said: "either by the death of a close relative who is wealthy, so he inherits from him, or by the death of the person himself, so he no longer needs wealth, or by wealth and prosperity that Allāh brings to him from any avenue He wills, thus it is more general than what came before, and its confirmation is His saying, the Exalted: 'And whoever fears Allāh—He will make for him a way out and will provide for him from where he does not expect' (Sūrah al-Ṭalāq, 65:2-3)."