What is the meaning of the statement that maintaining family ties prolongs life?
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Question:
How do we interpret the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Maintaining family ties prolongs life”?
Answer:
It means: by means of causes; dutifulness to parents and maintaining family ties, all of which are among the causes for extending one’s lifespan, as in the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2139Da'if (Darussalam), Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 56; so maintaining family ties and dutifulness to parents are among the causes of a long life.
Allah has decreed things by their causes, so He, the Exalted, made dutifulness and maintaining ties among the causes of a long life, and made severing ties and undutifulness to parents among the causes of a short life, and He, the Exalted, has the perfect wisdom, and it may happen that some people have a short life for other reasons.
How do we interpret the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Maintaining family ties prolongs life”?
Answer:
It means: by means of causes; dutifulness to parents and maintaining family ties, all of which are among the causes for extending one’s lifespan, as in the hadith:
nothing increases the life-span except righteousness
لا يزيدُ في العمرِ إلا البرُّAnyone who wants to have his provision expanded and his term of life prolonged should maintain ties of kinship.
مَن أحبَّ أن يُبسط له في رزقه، وأن يُنسأ له في أجله؛ فليصل رحمهAllah has decreed things by their causes, so He, the Exalted, made dutifulness and maintaining ties among the causes of a long life, and made severing ties and undutifulness to parents among the causes of a short life, and He, the Exalted, has the perfect wisdom, and it may happen that some people have a short life for other reasons.
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