Supplicating for a Lifespan of Sixty-Three Years

Question

If a person, in following the Sunna, supplicates for the blessed age of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — that he too be granted an age of 63 years — is this permissible or not?

Answer

If a person has a strong impulse to follow the Sunna — such that in character, deeds, words, appearance and dress, social conduct, manner of living, worship, prayer, fasting, Hajj, zakat, charity, jihad and so on, in all matters he follows [the Sunna] completely and adopts nothing contrary to the Sunna — and he also makes this supplication under the influence of this urge to…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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