Whoever loves to have his sustenance expanded and his term of life prolonged should maintain his kinship ties
Narrator in the source: Anas
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever loves to have his sustenance expanded and his term of life prolonged should maintain his kinship ties."- Grade in the source
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- HadeethEnc · 5372 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُبْسَطَ لَهُ فِي رِزْقِهِ، وَيُنْسَأَ لَهُ فِي أَثَرِهِ، فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urges the upholding of kinship ties by visiting, physically and financially honoring, and the like. It points out that it is a cause for expanding sustenance and prolonging lifespan.
Lessons from the hadith
- Kinship refers to our relatives on the mother's and father's side. The closer the relative, the worthier he is in having his kinship ties maintained.
- Recompense is of the same type as the action. So, whoever maintains his kinship ties by kindness and benevolence, Allah maintains him in terms of his lifespan and sustenance.
- Upholding kinship ties is a cause for the increase and expansion of sustenance and the prolongation of lifespan. Although people's lifespan and sustenance are fixed, this may indicate the existence of blessings in their lifespan and sustenance. So, a person utilizes his lifespan more and better than others. It is also said to mean a real increase in one's sustenance and lifespan - And Allah knows best.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (8/ 5) (5986). صحيح مسلم (4/ 1982) (2557). توضيح الأحكام من بلوغ المرام، للبسام (7/ 320). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (3/ 188). فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام شرح بلوغ المرام، لابن عثيمين (6/ 275). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل المبارك (ص224). منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان (10/ 81).