Is it permissible to supplicate for a long life absolutely?

The questioner : It is permissible to supplicate for a long life absolutely, without any condition. However, in reality, if you see that a long life is not an absolute good, it is not an absolute good. A person, without doubt, desires a long life, whether he is a doer of good or a doer of evil. Even the wrongdoer, the open sinner, and the disbeliever love a long life. So when this is desirable...

The Shaykh : ...the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated that one of its causes is maintaining family ties. But what is the beneficial part of a long life? Yes, righteous deeds. There is no doubt about that; this is what is beneficial.

The questioner : First, the mercy of maintaining family ties, that righteous deeds and maintaining family ties.

The Shaykh : No, the point is that a long life is not praiseworthy in every case, nor is it blameworthy in every case. Yes. And people are digging and digging, and the reality is that there is no problem. Because a long life...
...and likewise, abundance of provision, forgiveness, mercy, children, wealth, health, and guidance are all matters that are taken for granted. And yet, you ask Allah for guidance, and there is no problem in that. You say, "O Allah, guide me," and you say, "O Allah, forgive me." Yes. And guidance becomes a cause for entering Paradise and being saved from the Fire, and forgiveness likewise. Likewise, maintaining family ties becomes a cause for a long life, and there is no problem in that. This does not mean that Allah has written two lifespans for a person, but because the divine decree is a hidden matter and an unknown secret for the servants...
...the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned this to encourage people to maintain family ties. Otherwise, the matter is known and settled with Allah: that this man will maintain his family ties or he will not, and that his lifespan is determined in its time, place, and cause, and it never changes. But because this is a hidden matter from us and unknown to us, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encourages us to act, and there is no problem. Yes.
He may not be rewarded unless he intends by a long life to spend that lifespan in the obedience of Allah. But if his intention is only to enjoy the worldly life, he becomes one who desires the world. However, it is not said that you should not maintain family ties out of fear of this intention.