Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 5354

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And the superiority of providing for one's family.

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Darussalam · Volume 7

69 - THE BOOK OF PROVISION:(Outlay)

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الحديث: 5354 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 62

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5354. Narrated Sa'd رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ visited me at Makkah while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property; May I bequeath all my property in Allāh's Cause?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One-third of it?" He said, "One-third (is alright), yet it is still too much, for you'd better leave your inheritors wealthy than leave them poor, begging of others. Whatever you spend will be considered a Sadaqa (act of charity) for you, even the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of your wife. Anyhow Allāh may let you recover, so that some people may benefit by you and others be harmed by you."

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5354 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ بِمَكَّةَ، فَقُلْتُ: لِي مَالٌ، أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ» قُلْتُ: فَالشَّطْرِ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ» قُلْتُ: فَالثُّلُثِ؟ قَالَ: «الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَمَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ، حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ، وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُكَ، يَنْتَفِعُ بِكَ نَاسٌ، وَيُضَرُّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ» بَابُ وُجُوبِ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الأَهْلِ وَالعِيَالِ

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