Narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Umra and Ruqba become effective for those to whom they are given.’

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! I had given my mother a garden for her lifetime, now she has passed away and has not left any heir except me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your charity is established, and your garden has also returned to you as inheritance.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Raqba and said: Whatever is given to someone as Raqba will belong to him.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no ‘Umra (temporary gift), and whatever is given to someone as ‘Umra will belong to him.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no ‘Umra and no Ruqba, and whoever is given something as ‘Umra or Ruqba, it will belong to him for his life and death. Ibn Bakr said in his hadith: Ata said that Ruqba will also become his. Abdur Razzaq said: From my side and from your side (i.e., if I die before you, then this thing is yours, and if you die before me, then it is mine).

Narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Withhold your wealth and do not give it to anyone; whatever is given to someone as 'Umra (a gift for life), it will belong to him. In another narration: Do not ruin your wealth; whoever gives something to someone as 'Umra, it will belong to him and his descendants, whether he remains alive or dies.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever gives something to someone as 'Umra, then in life and death it will belong to the one to whom it was given. Do not give anything as Ruqba; whoever gives something as Ruqba, it will enter into the routine of inheritance.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them), he says: The Umra (gift for life) which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) enforced, its form is that the giver says: "This thing is for you and for your heirs." When he only says: "This thing is for you," then that thing will return to the original owner.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that an Ansari gave a date orchard to his mother for her lifetime. When his mother passed away, the other brothers of this Ansari came and said, "We are all equal partners in this orchard." But he refused. So they brought the dispute to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the orchard among them as inheritance.

Sulaiman bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a nobleman of Madinah named Tariq had given a verdict in favor of the heir regarding something given as 'Umra, and this verdict was in light of the hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).