English translation
6733. Narrated Sa'd bin Abī Waqqās: I was stricken by an ailment that led me to the verge of death. The Prophet ﷺ came to pay me a visit. I said, "O Allāh's Messenger! I have much property and no heir except my (only) daughter. Shall I give two-third of my property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No". I said, "One-third of it?" He said, "(You may do so) though one-third is also too much, for it is better for you to leave your offspring wealthy than to leave them poor, asking others for help. And whatever you spend (for Allāh's sake) you will be rewarded for it, even for a morsel of food which you may put in the mouth of your wife.” I said, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Will I remain behind and fail to complete my emigration?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “If you are left behind after me, whatever good deeds you will do for Allāh’s sake will upgrade you and raise you high. May be you will have long life so that some people may benefit by you and others (the enemies) be harmed by you.”(1) But Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ felt sorry for Sa’d bin Khaula as he died in Makkah. (Sufyān, a subnarrator, said that Sa’d bin Khaula was a man from the tribe of Banī ‘Āmir bin Lu’āi.)