33/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3708 — Ruqba and the Recipient's Estate
Mentioning The Different Reports From Ibn Abi Najih Concerning The Narration Of Zaid Bin Thabit
Ruqba Gift and Inheritance: What This Report States
Sunan an-Nasai : 3708
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3708
أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، لَعَلَّهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لاَ رُقْبَى فَمَنْ أُرْقِبَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ سَبِيلُ الْمِيرَاثِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
There is no Ruqba, and whoever gives a gift on the basis of Ruqba, it is part of his estate.'
[1] A gift given, subject to the condition, that if the giver dies first, the gift will belong to the recipient, but if the recipient dies first, the gift reverts to the giver.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3708In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 4, Book 33, Hadith 3738
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3708
This report says, 'There is no Ruqba,' and then explains the practical result in its wording: whoever is given something on the basis of Ruqba has it as part of the path of inheritance. The central topic is Ruqba inheritance. The statement directs attention away from treating the property as something that simply returns under the label of Ruqba. Instead, the report links it with the recipient's estate. Because the chain wording says 'perhaps it is from Ibn Abbas,' the content should still be presented exactly as supplied without adding certainty beyond the text. The narration does not describe every stage of inheritance or identify particular heirs. Its clear message is that the Ruqba property is connected to the recipient's estate and inheritance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report links a Ruqba gift to the recipient's estate.
- It does not describe the property as automatically returning to the giver.
- The wording supplied includes uncertainty about one link in the narration.
- Specific heirs or inheritance shares are not named in this text.
