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 4214 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " عَادَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ ، قَالَ : لَا ، قُلْتُ : فَالنِّصْفُ ، قَالَ : لَا ، فَقُلْتُ : أَبِالثُّلُثِ ، فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ " .
Ibn Sa'd reported his father as saying: Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited me during my illness. I said: I am willing away the whole of my property. He said: No. I said: Then half? He said: No. I said: Should I will away one-third? He said: Yes, and even one-third is enough.
