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Bequeathing One-Third

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Darussalam · Volume 4

25. The Book Of Wills

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الحديث: 1628 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1253

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[4215] 8 - (...) It was narrated from three of the sons of Sa'd, from their father, that the Prophet ﷺ entered upon Sa'd to visit him (when he was sick) in Makkah, and he wept. He said: "Why are you weeping?" He said: "I am afraid that I will die in the land from which I emigrated, as Sa'd bin Khawlah died." The Prophet ﷺ said: "O Allāh, heal Sa'd. O Allāh, heal Sa'd," three times. He said: "O Messenger of Allāh, I have a lot of wealth, and only my daughter will inherit from me. Should I bequeath all my wealth?" He said: "No." He said: "Then two-thirds?" He said: "No." He said: "Then half?" He said: "No." He said: "Then one-third?" He said: "One-third, but one-third is a lot. What you give of your wealth is charity, what you spend on your family is charity, what you give to your wife to eat from your wealth is charity. If you leave your family well off, that is better for you than leaving them asking from people," and he gestured with his hand.

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8 - (1628) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ سَعْدٍ، كُلُّهُمْ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَى سَعْدٍ يَعُودُهُ بِمَكَّةَ، فَبَكَى، قَالَ: «مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟» فَقَالَ: قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرْتُ مِنْهَا، كَمَا مَاتَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَوْلَةَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا، اللهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا» ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ لِي مَالًا كَثِيرًا، وَإِنَّمَا يَرِثُنِي ابْنَتِي، أَفَأُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ قَالَ: «لَا»، قَالَ: فَبِالثُّلُثَيْنِ؟، قَالَ: «لَا»، قَالَ: «فَالنِّصْفُ؟» قَالَ: «لَا»، قَالَ: فَالثُّلُثُ؟ قَالَ: " الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، إِنَّ صَدَقَتَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَإِنَّ نَفَقَتَكَ عَلَى عِيَالِكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَإِنَّ مَا تَأْكُلُ امْرَأَتُكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ صَدَقَةٌ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ أَهْلَكَ بِخَيْرٍ - أَوْ قَالَ: بِعَيْشٍ - خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ " وَقَالَ: بِيَدِهِ،

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