Is it permissible to supplicate with the wording: "O Allah, make my husband and me among those whose lives are prolonged and whose deeds are good," based on the Hadith: "The best of people is he whose life is long and whose deeds are good," and is it permissible to supplicate that the husband's life be longer than the wife's?
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It is permissible to supplicate for a long life and good deeds for yourself and your husband. It is also permissible for you to supplicate that your husband live longer than you. The aforementioned is authentic.
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