34/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3733 — A Gift That Continues After Death
Mentioning The Different Versions Of The Report Of Jabir Concerning 'Umra
'Umra and Ruqba Hadith: A Lasting Property Transfer
Sunan an-Nasai : 3733
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3733
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، { قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، } قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مِنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ عُمْرَى وَلاَ رُقْبَى فَمَنْ أُعْمِرَ شَيْئًا أَوْ أُرْقِبَهُ فَهُوَ لَهُ حَيَاتَهُ وَمَمَاتَهُ " . قَالَ عَطَاءٌ هُوَ لِلآخَرِ .
Ibn Juraij Narrated from:
'Ata' informed me, from Habib bin Abi Thabit, from Ibn 'Umar -and he did not hear it from him- he said: 'Allah's Messenger said: "There is no 'Umra and no Ruqba. Whoever is given something on the basis of 'Umra or Ruqba, it belongs to him for the rest of his life and after he dies."' 'Ata' said: "It belongs to the other."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3733In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 15English translation : Vol. 4, Book 34, Hadith 3764
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3733
This narration reports the statement that there is no 'Umra and no Ruqba, followed by the result of using either arrangement. If a person is given something through 'Umra or Ruqba, it belongs to him during his life and after his death. The report also notes that the narrator did not hear this directly from Ibn 'Umar, and it ends with 'Ata saying that it belongs to the other person. These details are part of the provided text and should be kept distinct. The main teaching remains the lasting effect of the gift. A giver should not assume that this property arrangement ends with the recipient's life or automatically returns to the giver.
What we learn from this hadith
- An 'Umra or Ruqba gift continues during the recipient's life and after death.
- The report itself notes a gap in direct hearing from Ibn 'Umar.
- 'Ata's statement says the property belongs to the other person.
- The gift should not be viewed as automatically returning to the giver.
