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Sunan Abu Dawud 3558

Chapter: Regarding A Gift Given To The Last One (Of The Giver And Recipient Who Remains) Alive

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3558

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَةٌ لأَهْلِهَا وَالرُّقْبَى جَائِزَةٌ لأَهْلِهَا ‏"

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Life-tenancy is lawful for the one to whom it is given and donation of property to go to the survivor is lawful to whom it is given.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3558), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1351), An-Nasa’i (No. 3739) and Ahmad (No. 13736).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَة لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهِ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّ الْعُمْرَى وَالرُّقْبَى سَوَاء فِي الْحُكْم , وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الْجُمْهُور , وَمَنَعَ الرُّقْبَى مَالِك وَأَبُو حَنِيفَةَ وَمُحَمَّد وَوَافَقَ أَبُو يُوسُف الْجُمْهُور , وَقَدْ رَوَى النَّسَائِيُّ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيح عَنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس مَوْقُوفًا " الْعُمْرَى وَالرُّقْبَى سَوَاء كَذَا فِي الْفَتْح ". وَقَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَة : الْعُمْرَى مَوْرُوثَة وَالرُّقْبَى عَارِيَةٌ. وَعِنْد الشَّافِعِيّ : الرُّقْبَى مَوْرُوثَة كَالْعُمْرَى وَهُوَ حُكْم ظَاهِر الْحَدِيث اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ : حَسَن وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ رَوَاهُ مَو…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3558
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3558
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3558

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3014

He reported the Prophet as saying, “Both life-tenancy and giving property which goes to the survivor are a gift which belongs to those who receive it." Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَةٌ لِأَهْلِهَا وَالرُّقْبَى جَائِزَةٌ لِأَهْلِهَا» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6338)الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَةٌ لأَهْلِهَا ، وَالرُّقْبَى جَائِزَةٌ لأَهْلِهَا

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 933b

"Keep your properties for yourselves and do not squander them, for if anyone gives a life-tenancy it goes to the one to whom it is given, both during his life and after his death, and to his descendants."

وَلِمُسْلِمٍ : { أَمْسِكُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَمْوَالَكُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوهَا , فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ أَعْمَرَ عُمْرَى فَهِيَ لِلَّذِي أُعْمِرَهَا حَياً وَمَيِّتًا، وَلِعَقِبِهِ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه مسلم ( 1625 )‏ ( 26 )‏.‏

+ 21 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 933

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "What is given in life-tenancy belongs to the one to whom it is given." [Agreed upon].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اَلْعُمْرَى لِمَنْ وُهِبَتْ لَهُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه البخاري ( 2625 )‏ ، ومسلم ( 1625 )‏ ( 25 )‏…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 6 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 933d

"Do not give property "to go to the survivor" and do not give "life-tenancy", for if anyone is given either, the property goes to his heirs."

وَلِأَبِي دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيِّ : { لَا تُرْقِبُوا , وَلَا تُعْمِرُوا، فَمَنْ أُرْقِبَ شَيْئًا أَوْ أُعْمِرَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أبو داود ( 3556 )‏ ، والنسائي ( 6 / 273 )‏.‏

+ 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2380

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever gives a lifelong grant to a man, it belongs to him (the recipient) and to his heirs. His (the giver's) words put an end to his right to it, and it belongs to the one to whom it was given for life and to his heirs.”

"‏ مَنْ أَعْمَرَ رَجُلاً عُمْرَى لَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ قَوْلُهُ حَقَّهُ فِيهَا فَهِيَ لِمَنْ أُعْمِرَ وَلِعَقِبِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions

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