33/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3712 — Umra and Ruqba Belong to the Recipient
Mentioning The Differences Reported From Abu Az-Zubair
Umra and Ruqba Ownership: The Recipient Keeps the Gift
Sunan an-Nasai : 3712
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3712
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لاَ تَحِلُّ الرُّقْبَى وَلاَ الْعُمْرَى فَمَنْ أُعْمِرَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ وَمَنْ أُرْقِبَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Ruqba and 'Umra are not permissible; whoever is given something on the basis of 'Umra, it is his, and whoever is given something on the basis of Ruqba, it is his.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3712In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 4, Book 33, Hadith 3742
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3712
This report says that Ruqba and 'Umra are not permissible, then immediately explains the intended result: whoever receives something through 'Umra owns it, and whoever receives something through Ruqba owns it. The wording should be read as a whole. It does not leave the property suspended or describe it as returning to the giver. Instead, both statements end with the recipient having the item. The main topic is ownership of conditional gifts. Because the translation uses 'not permissible' before confirming recipient ownership, the safest explanation is not to invent a separate legal theory. We can state only what the report states: the named arrangements are rejected in the form implied, while the given property belongs to the person who received it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report gives the 'Umra property to its recipient.
- It also gives the Ruqba property to its recipient.
- The wording does not state that either gift returns to the giver.
- The opening phrase and the ownership result should be read together.
