Chapter on Sukuna, Umra, and Ruqba (Types of Conditional Property Grants)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 128
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 128
Chapter on Sukuna, Umra, and Ruqba (Types of Conditional Property Grants)
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلصَّبَّاحِ اَلْكِنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلسُّكْنَى وَ اَلْعُمْرَى فَقَالَ "إِنْ كَانَ جَعَلَ اَلسُّكْنَى فِي حَيَاتِهِ فَهُوَ كَمَا شَرَطَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ جَعَلَهَا لَهُ وَ لِعَقِبِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ حَتَّى يَفْنَى عَقِبُهُ فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَبِيعُوا وَ لاَ يُورِثُوا اَلدَّارَ ثُمَّ تُرْجَعُ اَلدَّارُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا اَلْأَوَّلِ".
Muhammad ibn Al-Fudayl narrated from Abu Al-Sabbah Al-Kinani from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام who was asked about Al-sukna (residential right) and Al-umra (life estate). Imam عليه السلام said: "If the residential right was granted for his lifetime, then it is as stipulated. But if it was granted to him and his descendants after him until his descendants perish, then they have no right to sell or inherit the house. After that, the house returns to its original owner."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh