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Salam Alaykum, brothers and sisters

I am wondering, is there anything that can be done to extend life, from Quran or authentic hadith sources?

Thanks for your assistance.
May Allah bless you for your good deeds, Ameen
 
unfortunately no. When you are supposed to die you will die that day.
Can that day be delayed? I wouldn't think so. There are some hadiths for example saying if you are good with your relatives then your life may be extended but that's up for interpretation.
Besides, why would anyone want to extend their life in this world?
 
Wa 'Alaykum As-salaam

Here are the ahadith/Athaar referred to by mathematician:

Mu'adh said, "Bliss belongs to someone who is dutiful towards his parents. Allah Almighty will prolong his life." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who wants to have his provision expanded and his term of life prolonged should maintain ties of kinship." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]

Ibn 'Umar said, "If someone fears his Lord and maintains ties of kinship, his term of life will be prolonged, he will have abundant wealth and his people will love him." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]
 
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why you want to extend life in dunay when heafter is better inshallah Muhammad said, "What business have I with the world? I am a man on horseback, who standeth under the shade of a tree, then leaveth it."
 
oh my lord....why on earth would anyone wna extend their life on this crappy earth..unless you fear the meeting with Allah...?
 
Sahabiyaat said:
oh my lord....why on earth would anyone wna extend their life on this crappy earth..unless you fear the meeting with Allah...?
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Think about it, A person spending almost his whole life in sins and later regrets it and wants to make up for it by doing good but is afraid that he's too late.

It's only natural that they want to extend their lives.
 
SistaSista said:
Salam Alaykum, brothers and sisters

I am wondering, is there anything that can be done to extend life, from Quran or authentic hadith sources?

Thanks for your assistance.
May Allah bless you for your good deeds, Ameen
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No, but healthy eating, regular exercise and no smoking should do the trick.

Were you, by any chance, looking for ayahs of the Qur'an to recite so we have prolonged shelf life?
 
hmm You can eat healthy, stay fit, exercise... all that stuff.

Islamically I am not sure.
 
Like Guven has stated tht you want to extend your life when your about to die or already dead and in the grave but sadly it is not possible. But Allah knows the best.
 
Wa iyka(btw it should be JazakAllah Khayr) what do you expect from asking our views ?

PS I do not mean to sound harsh...
 
Uthmān;1157749 said:
Wa 'Alaykum As-salaam

Here are the ahadith/Athaar referred to by mathematician:

Mu'adh said, "Bliss belongs to someone who is dutiful towards his parents. Allah Almighty will prolong his life." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who wants to have his provision expanded and his term of life prolonged should maintain ties of kinship." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]

Ibn 'Umar said, "If someone fears his Lord and maintains ties of kinship, his term of life will be prolonged, he will have abundant wealth and his people will love him." [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]
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Do these have a different interpretation, then?
 
JazaakAllah khairan,

I asked the question as I was wondering if there is anything that can be done to extend life for example, if one was dying of terminal illness, now I wonder what can one do to get a noble entrance into heaven? For example, I heard on the grapevine that if we double up on our prayer we will get into heaven, is this true, does anyone have hadith to support this statement?

Salam