مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 1501
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حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ:، ، قَالَ سَعْدٌ فِيَّ سَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الثُّلُثَ: أَتَانِي يَعُودُنِي، قَالَ: فَقَالَ لِي: " أَوْصَيْتَ؟ ". قَالَ: قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، جَعَلْتُ مَالِي كُلَّهُ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ، وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ، قَالَ: " لَا تَفْعَلْ ". قُلْتُ: إِنَّ وَرَثَتِي أَغْنِيَاءُ. قُلْتُ: الثُّلُثَيْنِ؟ قَالَ: " لَا ". قُلْتُ: فَالشَّطْرَ. قَالَ: " لَا ". قُلْتُ: الثُّلُثَ. قَالَ: " الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ " (١)،
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English translation
It was narrated that Abu Abdur-Rahman as-Sulami said: Sa"d said:
It was concerning me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) established the principle of (bequeathing) one-third. He came to visit one when I was sick and said to me: “Did you make a bequest?" I said: Yes, I bequeathed all my wealth to the poor, needy and wayfarers. He said: “Do not do that.“ I said: My heirs are independent of means, [Can I bequeath] two thirds? He said: “No." I said: Half? He said: “No." I said: One third? He said: "One third, and one third is a lot."
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This is Hadith 1501 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 8, Musnad Abu Ishaq Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, as in-book entry 63.
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Musnad Ahmad 1501 Arabic/English book : Book 8, Hadith 1501
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