Hadith 1440

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ , عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ ، عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ سَعْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ يَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ ، وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرْتُ مِنْهَا كَمَا مَاتَ سَعْدُ ابْنُ خَوْلَةَ ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَشْفِيَنِي , قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا " , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لِي مَالًا كَثِيرًا ، وَلَيْسَ لِي وَارِثٌ إِلَّا ابْنَةً ، أَفَأُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا " ، قَالَ : أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْهِ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا " , قَالَ : أَفَأُوصِي بِنِصْفِهِ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا " , قَالَ : أَفَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ ؟ قَالَ : " الثُّلُثُ ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ، إِنَّ نَفَقَتَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَإِنَّ نَفَقَتَكَ عَلَى عِيَالِكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَإِنَّ نَفَقَتَكَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ أَهْلَكَ بِعَيْشٍ أَوْ قَالَ : بِخَيْرٍ ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he became ill in Makkah Mukarramah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit him. He said: O Messenger of Allah! I fear that I may die in this land from which I had migrated, just as happened with Sa’d bin Khawlah. So please pray to Allah for my health. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: “O Allah! Grant Sa’d healing.” Then Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I have a lot of wealth, and my only heir is one daughter. Can I bequeath all my wealth in the way of Allah? He said: “No.” He asked about bequeathing two-thirds of his wealth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again forbade it. He asked about half, and he was still forbidden. Then when he asked about one-third, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Yes! You may bequeath one-third, and even one-third is a lot. Remember! Whatever you spend on yourself is charity, whatever you spend on your family is charity, whatever you spend on your wife is charity. And that you leave your family in a good state is much better than leaving them in such a state that they are forced to beg from people.”
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند باقي العشرة المبشرين بالجنة / 1440
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ : 56 ، م : 1628