Is there any evil in a long life for the worst of people?
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Question:
He asks: Is there any evil in a long life for the worst of people?
Answer:
A long life, if it is in obedience to Allah, is good. The best of you is the one whose life is long and whose deeds are good. But if a long life is accompanied by sins, then it is evil for its owner,[Ali 'Imran 3:178]. Yes.
He asks: Is there any evil in a long life for the worst of people?
Answer:
A long life, if it is in obedience to Allah, is good. The best of you is the one whose life is long and whose deeds are good. But if a long life is accompanied by sins, then it is evil for its owner,
And let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin
وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِّأَنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِثْمًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من طال عمره من أشرِّ الناس؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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