The meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “and his lifespan will be extended”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah expand your knowledge. Regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 2557b, does this mean that maintaining family ties increases one’s lifespan in a real sense, such that if his age is, for example, sixty years, it increases beyond that after maintaining family ties? Is that its meaning?
Answer:
Allah knows best. He blesses him in his lifespan in righteous deeds; it is as if it is extended for him, meaning He blesses him in his lifespan. Lifespans are decreed; they do not increase or decrease. However, Allah blesses in a short lifespan so that it becomes like a long lifespan in terms of righteous deeds. Likewise, a long lifespan, if it is not spent in worship, is a lifespan of no benefit, as if it were short and as if he had never done anything at all. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah expand your knowledge. Regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who likes that his sustenance should be expanded and his age may be lengthened should join the tie of kinship.
من أحب أن يبسط له في رزقه وينسأ له في أثره فليصل رحمهAnswer:
Allah knows best. He blesses him in his lifespan in righteous deeds; it is as if it is extended for him, meaning He blesses him in his lifespan. Lifespans are decreed; they do not increase or decrease. However, Allah blesses in a short lifespan so that it becomes like a long lifespan in terms of righteous deeds. Likewise, a long lifespan, if it is not spent in worship, is a lifespan of no benefit, as if it were short and as if he had never done anything at all. Yes.
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كيفية الزيادة في العمر بسبب صلة الرحم — alfawzan.live
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