Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 133 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Life tenancy is permissible. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَةٌ ” . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 24, Wages (Kitāb al‑Ijārah), discusses employment contracts, compensation, and related obligations.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 134 A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Samurah from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 134 This hadith […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 135 Narrated Jabir: The Prophet (ﷺ) has saying: What is given in life-tenancy belongs to the one to whom it was given. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ “ الْعُمْرَى لِمَنْ وُهِبَتْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 136 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone is given life-tenancy, it belongs to him and to his descendants. His descendants who inherit him will inherit from it. حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 137 The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Jabir from the Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has also been transmitted by al-Laith b. Sa’d from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah from Jabir. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 138 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 139 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 b. Abi Habib from Shihab. Al-Auza’i’s wordings vary […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 140 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. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 141 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. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 142 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 143 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Life-tenancy is lawful for the one to whom it is given and donation of property to go to the survivor is lawful to whom it is given. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 144 Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone gives something in life-tenancy, it belongs to the one to whom it is given, in his life and after his death; and do not give property to go to the survivor, for if anyone gives something to to […]