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Kindness toward parents prolongs one’s life

adab:22 – Asbagh b. al-Faraj > Ibn Wahb > Yahya b. Ayyub > Zabban b. Fa’id > Sahl b. Mu’adh from his father

Mu'adh said, "Bliss belongs to someone who is dutiful towards his parents. Allah Almighty will prolong his life."  

الأدب المفرد:٢٢ – حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ زَبَّانَ بْنِ فَائِدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «مَنْ بَرَّ وَالِدَيْهِ طُوبَى لَهُ زَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي عُمْرِهِ۔»  

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