24/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1626b — Life Grant Wording
The 'Umra (Lifelong Gift)
Life Grant Wording: Heritage or Permissible in Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1626b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1626b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " مِيرَاثٌ لأَهْلِهَا " . أَوْ قَالَ " جَائِزَةٌ " .
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1626bIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3986
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1626b
This narration is reported on the authority of Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. The text notes that the wording was either that life grant is the heritage of its people, or that it is permissible. Because the narration gives this wording variation, the explanation should not force one phrase beyond what is provided. Both phrases stay within the same topic of Umra, or life grant. One wording points to inheritance, and the other points to permissibility. For readers searching Sahih Muslim 1626b explanation, life grant wording Hadith, or Umra heritage Hadith, this report helps show how the same chain carried the life grant teaching with a slight wording note.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report comes through the same chain of transmitters.
- The wording is given as either heritage for its people or permissible.
- Both wordings remain within the topic of life grant.
- A wording variation should be explained carefully without overstating it.
