Kitāb al-Zuhd 1, narration 90

Translation

2.Al-Naḍr and Faḍālah narrated from ʿAbdullāh ibn Sinān, from Ḥafṣ, from Muḥammad ibn Muslim, from Abū Jaʿfar (a) who said, “Verily a servant may be kind to his parents in their lifetime, then they pass away and he does not repay their debts, nor does he pray for their forgiveness, so Allah writes him among those who were undutiful. Likewise, he may not have been kind towards them in their lifetime but when they pass away, he repays their debts and seeks forgiveness for them, so Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, writes him among the dutiful.” Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) said, “And if you would like Allah to increase your lifespan then please your parents.” He (the narrator) said, “I heard him say, ‘Indeed being kind [and dutiful to parents] increases one’s sustenance.’”

Translation: Shaykh Tahir Ridha Jaffer — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.