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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2711

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In-book entry
17

Chapter 5

Chapter context: Making A Will For One Third

باب الْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ، غَضُّوا مِنَ الثُّلُثِ إِلَى الرُّبُعِ لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ الثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ - أَوْ كَثِيرٌ - ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said:

“I would like the people to reduce (the will) from one third to one quarter, because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'One third is a lot.'”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2711 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 22, The Chapters on Wills, as in-book entry 17 under the chapter “Making A Will For One Third.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
17

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2711 Arabic : Book 22, Hadith 2815

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih - Agreed Upon

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