Al-Kāfi - The Book of Wills

Chapter: The Matters Permissible in Endowment, Charity, Gift, Present, Providing Conditional Housing and Matters Permissible or otherwise for a Child and others 25- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي الرَّجُلِ يُسْكِنُ الرَّجُلَ دَارَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ ٠ِنْ بَعْدِهِ قَالَ يَجُوزُ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ٠ْ أَنْ يَبِيعُوا وَلا يُورِثُوا قُلْتُ فَرَجُلٌ أَسْكَنَ دَارَهُ رَجُلا حَيَاتَهُ قَالَ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ فَرَجُلٌ أَسْكَنَ رَجُلا دَارَهُ وَلَ٠ْ يُوَقِّتْ قَالَ جَائِزٌ وَيُخْرِجُهُ إِذَا شَاءَ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked what happens if a man allows another man to use a house without the mention of time. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible but he can ask him to vacate if he wants.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/57))