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Ibn Majah 2708 · Book 22

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2708

The Chapters on Wills

Sahih (authentic)by Al-Albani

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، وَسَهْلٌ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَرِضْتُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ حَتَّى أَشْفَيْتُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَعَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالاً كَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلاَّ ابْنَتِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِي قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَتْرُكَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from 'Amir bin Sa'd that his father said:“I became sick during the year of the Conquest, and was at death's door. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to visit me and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I have a great deal of wealth and no one will inherit from me apart from my daughter. Can I give two thirds of my wealth in charity?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Then half?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'One third?' He said: One third and one third is a lot. If you leave your heirs rich that is better than leaving them destitute and begging from people.”
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Rapporté par 'Amir bin Sa'd, d’après son père : “Je suis tombé malade l’année de la Conquête, et j’étais proche de la mort. Le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) est venu me rendre visite et j’ai dit : ‘Ô Messager d’Allah (ﷺ), j’ai beaucoup de biens et personne n’héritera de moi sauf ma fille. Puis-je donner deux tiers de mes biens en aumône ?’ Il a dit : ‘Non.’ J’ai dit : ‘Alors la moitié ?’ Il a dit : ‘Non.’ J’ai dit : ‘Un tiers ?’ Il a dit : ‘Un tiers, et un tiers c’est beaucoup. Si tu laisses tes héritiers riches, c’est mieux que de les laisser pauvres à mendier auprès des gens.’”
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

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

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).

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