24/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1625f — Life Grant Belongs to Recipient
The 'Umra (Lifelong Gift)
Life Grant Belongs to the Recipient: A Short Hadith Explanation
Sahih Muslim : 1625f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1625f
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْعُمْرَى لِمَنْ وُهِبَتْ لَهُ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir (b. 'Abdullah) (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Life grant is for one upon whom it is bestowed.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1625fIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 31USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3977
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1625f
This short life grant Hadith gives a clear rule in very few words: life grant is for the one upon whom it is bestowed. The wording is brief, but the meaning is strong. It places the focus on the recipient, not on the donor taking it back. When someone is given this kind of grant, the Hadith points to the right of the person who received it. Because the text is short, we should not add details that are not inside it. The safe explanation is that the grant belongs to the recipient. Related narrations in the same section give more wording about heirs and successors, but this report itself centers on the recipient's right.
What we learn from this hadith
- A life grant belongs to the person who receives it.
- The Hadith keeps the focus on the recipient's right.
- Short Prophetic wording can carry a clear legal meaning.
- One should avoid reading extra details into this brief text.
