34/3. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3748 — A Gift to Descendants Does Not Revert
Mentioning The Different Reports From Az-Zuhri About It
Why an Umra Gift Does Not Return to the Giver
Sunan an-Nasai : 3748
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3748
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْمَرَ رَجُلاً عُمْرَى لَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ قَالَ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهَا وَعَقِبَكَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهَا لِمَنْ أُعْطِيَهَا وَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ أَعْطَاهَا عَطَاءً وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ الْمَوَارِيثُ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Any man who gives a lifelong gift to another man, it belongs to him (the recipient) and his descendants. He said: 'I have given it to you and to your descendants so long as any of you are still alive.' So it belongs to the one to whom it was given, and it cannot revert to the first owner, since he has given it as a gift, and as such, it becomes subject to the same ruling as the estate."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3748In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 4, Book 34, Hadith 3779
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3748
This Hadith describes a giver saying that a property is given to the recipient and the recipient's descendants as long as any of them remains alive. The Messenger of Allah states that the property belongs to the one who received it and does not return to the first owner. The narration gives the reason: it was given as a gift and therefore became subject to inheritance. This is a direct teaching on whether an Umra gift returns to the giver. In the exact form stated, the answer is no. The recipient's ownership and the inheritance of the property remain central. The text also shows that mentioning the recipient's descendants matters in the wording of the gift. No other type of temporary loan or property arrangement is discussed here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The stated lifelong gift belongs to its recipient.
- Including the recipient's descendants makes the family line part of the gift.
- The property does not return to the original owner in this case.
