Supplicating to Allah to lengthen your life
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Question:
Some of the common people, when they see one another, say to each other, for example, “May Allah lengthen your life” or “May Allah prolong your life.” The other responds by saying, “Do not say this supplication; this is for Satan. I ask Allah for your life.”
Answer:
If he says it in obedience to Allah, in a way that contradicts [the prohibition], and he increases in his obedience to Allah, then there is no harm. May Allah lengthen his life in obedience to Allah and in good. The best of people is the one whose life is long and whose deeds are good. Yes.
Some of the common people, when they see one another, say to each other, for example, “May Allah lengthen your life” or “May Allah prolong your life.” The other responds by saying, “Do not say this supplication; this is for Satan. I ask Allah for your life.”
Answer:
If he says it in obedience to Allah, in a way that contradicts [the prohibition], and he increases in his obedience to Allah, then there is no harm. May Allah lengthen his life in obedience to Allah and in good. The best of people is the one whose life is long and whose deeds are good. Yes.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب المجاهدة : الأحاديث : [ 108 - 110 ] — islamhouse.com (9:38)
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