Musnad Ahmad

(Marfu‘ hadith) ‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma‘mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Amir ibn Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas, from his father, who said: I was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the Farewell Pilgrimage, and I became ill with an illness that brought me close to death. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, visited me, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, I have much wealth and no one will inherit from me except my daughter. Should I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth? He said: "No." I said: Half of my wealth? He said: "No." I said: Then a third of my wealth? He said: "A third, and a third is much. Indeed, O Sa‘d, to leave your heirs wealthy is better for you than to leave them poor, begging from people. Indeed, O Sa‘d, you will not spend anything seeking thereby the Face of Allah, the Exalted, except that you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel you put in your wife's mouth." He said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, will I be left behind after my companions? He said: "You will not be left behind and do a deed seeking thereby the Face of Allah except that you will be increased by it in degree and elevation. And perhaps you will be left behind so that Allah will benefit some people by you and harm others by you. O Allah, complete the migration of my companions and do not turn them back on their heels, but the unfortunate one is Sa‘d ibn Khawlah." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, grieved for him, and he had died in Mecca.