Darussalam · Volume 3
14. The ChaptersOn GiftsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2380 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 796
Source no. 2380 · Volume 5 · Page 380
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٦ / ٤٩ - ٥٠)
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2380. It was narrated that Jābir said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'Whoever gives a lifelong grant to a man, it belongs to him (the recipient) and to his heirs. His (the giver's) words put an end to his right to it, and it belongs to the one to whom it was given for life and to his heirs.'" (Sahih)
2380 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «مَنْ أَعْمَرَ رَجُلًا عُمْرَى لَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ، فَقَدْ قَطَعَ قَوْلُهُ حَقَّهُ فِيهَا، فَهِيَ لِمَنْ أُعْمِرَ وَلِعَقِبِهِ»
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Whatever is given to someone for one's whole life, after the recipient's death, it will not be returned to the giver; instead it will be shared by the deceased's heirs, just like his/her remaining inheritance is divided among the heirs, according to their shares, because it has the status of Hibah according to the Islamic law. Therefore it will be regarded legal property of the recipient.