It was narrated to me by ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Shuʿayb ibn al-Layth, who said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather, who said: ʿUqayl ibn Khālid narrated to me, who said: Ibn Shihāb said: Anas ibn Mālik informed me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever loves that his provision be expanded and his life be prolonged, let him maintain ties of kinship."