Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I recommend that people reduce the proportion of what they bequeath by will to the fourth (of the whole legacy), for Allah's Apostle said, "One-third, yet even one third is too much."
Hadith ReferenceSahih Bukhari / The Book of Wasaya (Wills and Testaments) / Hadith: 2743
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة