وَفِي لَفْظٍ: «إِنَّمَا اَلْعُمْرَى اَلَّتِي أَجَازَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنْ يَقُولَ: هِيَ لَكَ وَلِعَقِبِكَ، فَأَمَّا إِذَا قَالَ: هِيَ لَكَ مَا عِشْتَ، فَإِنَّهَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا»
“The life-tenancy which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) allowed was only that in which one says, ‘It is for you and your descendants.’ However, if he says, ‘It is yours as long as you live’, it returns to its owner.”
Bulugh al-Maram 1082, Book 7, Business Transactions, Hadith 193. 1 min read