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Bequeathing One-Third

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Darussalam · Volume 4

30. The Book Of Wills(المعجم ٣٠) - كتاب الوصايا

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الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 243

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3660. ʿAmir bin Saʿd (narrated) from his father that he fell sick in Makkah and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to him. When Saʿd saw him, he wept and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, am I to die in the land from which I emigrated?" He said: "No, if Allāh wills." He said: "O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, shall I bequeath all of my wealth in the cause of Allāh?" He said: "No." He said: "Two-thirds?" He said: "No." He said: "Half of it?" He said: "No." He said: "One-third of it?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "One-third, and one-third is a lot. If you leave your sons independent of means that is better than if you leave them poor, holding out their hands to people." (Saḥīḥ)

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٣٦٣٠ - أَخْبَرَنَا ‌الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الْكَبِيرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌بُكَيْرُ بْنُ مِسْمَارٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ‌عَامِرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِيهِ : «أَنَّهُ اشْتَكَى بِمَكَّةَ فَجَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ سَعْدٌ بَكَى، وَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَمُوتُ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرْتُ مِنْهَا؟ قَالَ: لَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ. وَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: يَعْنِي بِثُلُثَيْهِ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: فَنِصْفَهُ؟ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: فَثُلُثُهُ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَتْرُكَ بَنِيكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ».

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