المنتقى ابن الجارود
Al-Muntaqa Ibn al-Jarud
كتاب الطلاقBook of Divorce
باب ما جاء في الوصاياWhat is reported about wills
Hadith 947
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُقْرِئِ ، قَالَ : ثنا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : ثنا عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : مَرِضْتُ بِمَكَّةَ مَرَضًا أَشْفَيْتُ مِنْهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لِي مَالا كَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلا ابْنَتِي ، أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قُلْتُ : فَالشَّطْرُ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قُلْتُ : فَالثُّلُثُ ؟ قَالَ : " الثُّلُثُ ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ، أَوْ كَبِيرٌ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَتْرُكْ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ عَالَةً " .
Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I became so ill in Makkah that I was close to death. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit me, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have a lot of wealth and only one daughter as my heir. Should I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth in charity? He said: No! I asked: Half of my wealth in charity? He said: No! I asked: One-third in charity? He said: One-third (can be given), but even that is a lot. If you leave your heirs wealthy, that is better than leaving them poor.
