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Is it permissible to supplicate for God to take from the supplicant's lifespan and add it to the lifespan of another beloved person?

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The scholars have not explicitly ruled on the permissibility of the supplication, "O Allah, increase the lifespan of so-and-so from my lifespan." However, it appears that it is conditioned upon the continued existence of the one being supplicated for having a legitimate Islamic benefit, either due to their virtue or because people benefit from them. Evidence for this includes the supplication of Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad for Al-Rashid, the supplication of Aisha for Mu'awiya, and the statement of Yahya ibn Ja'far Al-Baykandi regarding Imam Al-Bukhari, all due to the preservation of religion and knowledge that resulted from their continued existence.

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