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Increase in Sustenance and Blessings in Life Through Upholding Kinship

Author: Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rahman A‘zami (رحمه الله)

❖ Chapter:​


باب يُبْسَطُ الرِّزْقِ بِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ

❖ Maintaining Family Ties Leads to Increased Provision and Prolonged Life​


Anas ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:


“Whoever loves that his provision be increased and his life extended, let him uphold his ties of kinship.”
[Agreed upon: al-Bukhārī 5986, Muslim 2557]


❖ Kindness to Parents and Family Brings Barakah in Life and Rizq​


Another narration from Anas ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه) states that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:


“Whoever wishes that his life be lengthened and his provision increased, let him be kind to his parents and maintain family ties.”
[Ḥasan: Aḥmad 13401, Ibn Abī al-Dunyā in Makārim al-Akhlāq 244, al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān 7471]


❖ Guarantee of Sustenance and Life for Those Who Join Ties​


Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) reported:


“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever wishes that his provision be increased and his life extended, let him maintain the ties of kinship.’”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5985]


❖ Taqwa and Family Kindness Protect from an Evil Death​


ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (رضي الله عنه) narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ):


“Whoever is pleased that his life be extended, his provision increased, and he be protected from a miserable death — let him fear Allah and maintain family ties.”
[Ḥasan: Reported by ʿAbdullāh ibn Aḥmad in Zawāʾid al-Musnad 1213, al-Ḥākim 4/160]


❖ Gentleness, Good Character, and Kinship Uplift Societies and Extend Life​


ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated:


The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her:
“Whoever has been granted a share of gentleness has been granted a share of goodness in this world and the Hereafter. Maintaining ties of kinship, good character, and good neighborliness — these cultivate societies and increase life spans.”
[Ḥasan: Aḥmad 25259]


✿ Summary of Benefits of Ṣilat al-Raḥim (Maintaining Family Ties):​


Expansion of provision (رزق)
Increase in lifespan (عمر)
Protection from evil death
Flourishing of societies and homes
Attainment of goodness in this world and the next
A manifestation of taqwā and prophetic character
 
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