صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الوصية
The Book of Wills
باب الْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِ:
Chapter: Bequeathing One-Third
Hadith 1628
This hadith is listed as number 4212 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : مَرِضْتُ ، فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : " دَعْنِي أَقْسِمْ مَالِي حَيْثُ شِئْتُ ، فَأَبَى ، قُلْتُ : فَالنِّصْفُ ، فَأَبَى ، قُلْتُ : فَالثُّلُثُ ، قَالَ : فَسَكَتَ بَعْدَ الثُّلُثِ ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ بَعْدُ الثُّلُثُ جَائِزًا " ،
Mus'ab bin Sa'd reported on the authority of his father. I was ailing. I sent message to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saying: Permit me to give away my property as I like. He refused. I (again) said: (Permit me) to give away half. He (again refused). I (again said): Then one-third. He (the Holy Prophet) observed silence after (I had asked permission to give away) one-third. He (the narrater) said: It was then that endowment of one-third became permissible.
