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3656. It was narrated from 'Āmir bin Sa'd that his father said: "I became ill with a sickness from which I later recovered. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to visit me, and I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I have a great deal of wealth and I have no heir except my daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Half?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'One-third?' He said: '(Give) one-third, and one-third is a lot. It is better to leave your heirs independent of means, than to leave them poor and holding out their hands to people.'" (Sahih)
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Commentary
1. This Makkah incident belongs to the period of the Conquest of Makkah.
2. 'Except my daughter', which means from among my offspring.
3. 'Though one-third is also too much': From this (phrasing) some venerable individuals have deduced that the bequest should be made only for less than one-third. Some others understand it to mean that 'one-third is much' so to say, a bequest could be made in one-third of the wealth.
