Hadith 3553
Narrated Jabir: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone has property given him in life-tenancy for the use of himself and his descendants, it belongs to the one to whom it is given and does not return to the one who gave it, because he gave a gift which may be inherited.
Hadith 3554
حَدَّثَنَا
حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَعْقُوبُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِي ، عَنْ
صَالِحٍ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ عَقِيلٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، وَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ فِي لَفْظِهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، وَرَوَاهُ فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ ، مَالِكٍ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Shihab (Al-Zuhri) through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Aqil from Ibn Shihab and by Yazid bin Abi Habib from Shihab. Al-Auzai's wordings vary from those of Ibn Shihab. Fulaih bin Sulaiman also narrated the tradition like that of Malik.
Hadith 3555
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The life-tenancy which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed was only that one should say: It is for you and your descendants. When he says: It is yours as long as you live, it returns to its owner.
Hadith 3556
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not give property to go to the survivor and do not give life-tenancy. If anyone is given something to the survivor or given life-tenancy, it goes to his heirs.
Hadith 3557
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided a case of a woman from the Ansar to whom an orchard of date-palms was given by her son. She then died. Her son said: I gave it to her for her life, and she has brothers. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: It belongs to her during her life and after death. He then said: I gave a sadaqah (charity to her. He replied: It is more unexpected from you.