حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْعُمْرَی الَّتِي أَجَازَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَقُولَ هِيَ لَکَ وَلِعَقِبِکَ فَأَمَّا إِذَا قَالَ هِيَ لَکَ مَا عِشْتَ فَإِنَّهَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَی صَاحِبِهَا
سنن ابودوٗد · 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.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020