Nasa'i 3634 · Book 30

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3634

The Book of Wills

Sahih (authentic)by Al-Albani

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَوْ غَضَّ النَّاسُ إِلَى الرُّبُعِ لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الثُّلُثَ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:"If the people were to reduce (their bequests) to one-quarter (of their wealth, that would be better), because the Messenger of Allah said: 'One-third, and one-third is much or large

Rapporté par Ibn 'Abbas : Si les gens réduisaient leurs legs au quart de leur richesse, ce serait mieux, car le Messager d'Allah a dit : "Un tiers, et un tiers c'est beaucoup

FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Abu Ghuddah: Sahih
Al-Albani: Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed Upon

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