Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Life tenancy is permissible.

A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Samurah from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم through a different chain of narrators.

Narrated Jabir: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم has saying: What is given in life-tenancy belongs to the one to whom it was given.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If anyone is given life-tenancy, it belongs to him and to his descendants. His descendants who inherit him will inherit from it.

The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Jabir from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has also been transmitted by al-Laith bin Saad from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah from Jabir.