24/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1625a — Life Grant and Inheritance
The 'Umra (Lifelong Gift)
Life Grant Hadith: When a Gift Belongs to the Recipient and Heirs
Sahih Muslim : 1625a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1625a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ، عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أُعْمِرَ عُمْرَى لَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ فَإِنَّهَا لِلَّذِي أُعْطِيَهَا لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلَى الَّذِي أَعْطَاهَا لأَنَّهُ أَعْطَى عَطَاءً وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ الْمَوَارِيثُ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: "Any man who is given a gift for life, it belongs to him and his heirs. It belongs to the one to whom it is given, and does not go back to the one who gave it, because he has given it in such a way that it is subject to the rules of inheritance."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1625aIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3972
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1625a
This life grant Hadith explains what happens when a man is given a gift for life. The wording says that the gift belongs to him and to his heirs. It does not return to the one who gave it, because the gift was made in a way that became subject to the rules of inheritance. The key point is ownership. Once this type of life grant is given, the donor does not simply take it back after the recipient dies. The property belongs to the one who received it, and then it passes on through inheritance. This Hadith is often searched under terms like Umra life grant, gift for life in Islam, and inheritance of life grant.
What we learn from this hadith
- A life grant given in this form belongs to the person who receives it.
- The heirs of the recipient have a right connected to that property.
- The gift does not return to the donor after being given in this way.
- The wording of a gift can affect how it is treated after death.
