The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Loves to Have His Lifespan Extended
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Question:
I seek forgiveness from Allah. The hadith is, and this is the intended meaning.
Answer:
These are causes. There are decrees determined by causes; if the cause occurs, the effect occurs, and if it does not occur, the effect does not occur. So, the length of life is due to maintaining family ties. If maintaining family ties occurs, life is prolonged, and if it does not occur, life is not prolonged. This is determined by a cause. This is one opinion. The second opinion is that the meaning of the length of life is that Allah blesses it; his life is long in the sense that Allah has blessed it and made his life beneficial. It does not mean actual length, but rather spiritual length, which is the occurrence of blessing in his life, even if it is short.
I seek forgiveness from Allah. The hadith is
Whoever loves to have his provision increased and his lifespan extended, let him maintain the ties of kinship.
من أحب أن ينسخ له في رزقه وينسخ له في أذيه فليس الله أن ينسخAnswer:
These are causes. There are decrees determined by causes; if the cause occurs, the effect occurs, and if it does not occur, the effect does not occur. So, the length of life is due to maintaining family ties. If maintaining family ties occurs, life is prolonged, and if it does not occur, life is not prolonged. This is determined by a cause. This is one opinion. The second opinion is that the meaning of the length of life is that Allah blesses it; his life is long in the sense that Allah has blessed it and made his life beneficial. It does not mean actual length, but rather spiritual length, which is the occurrence of blessing in his life, even if it is short.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / الإيمان بالقدر / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:10)
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