حَدَّثَنَا المکي شَکْوَی شَدِیْدَۃَ فَجَا ٰءَ النَّبِیُّ ﷺ یَعُوْدُنِیْ ،فَقُلْتُ : یَا رَسُوْلَ اللہِ ! اإِنِّیْ أَتْرُکُ مَا لًا وَإنِّیْ لَمْ اَتْرُکْ إِلَّا ابْنَۃَ وَاحِدَۃَ، أَفَأُوْ صِيْ ِبِثُلُثَيْ مَا لِیْ ، وَاتْرَ کْ ثُلْثَ ؟قَالَ: ((لَا)) قَالَ : فَأُ وْ صِيِ بِالنَّصْف ِ وَأَتْرَکْ لَھَا النَّصْفَ؟ قَالَ: ((لَا)) قَالَ: فَأَوْ صِیْ بِا لثَّلْثِ،( وَا َٔتْرُ ک ُلَھَا الثُّلُثُیَنْ؟ِ قَالَ: ((الثُّلُثُ ، وَ الُّثلُثُ کَثِیر’‘) )، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ یَدَہُ عَلَی جَبْھَتِیْ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ و۔جْھِیْ وَبَطْنِیْ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((اللَّھُمْ ا شْفِ سَعْدًا ،وَأَتُمْ لَھُ ھِجْرَ تَہُ))، فَمَا زِلْتُ أَ جِدُ بَرْ دَ یَدِہِ عَلَی کَبِدِیْ فِیْمَا یَخَالُ إِلَیَّ حَتیَّ السَّا عَۃ
الأدب المفرد · Hadith 499
I was seriously ill at Makkah and the Prophet visited me. I said to him "Messenger of Allah, I shall leave behind me a good fortune and I have only a daughter (as my heir). Shall I bequeath two-thirds of my property to be spent in charity and leave one-third (for the heir)?" He said, "No!" Then I asked, "Shall I bequeath half and leave her half?" He again said, "No". Then I asked, "Shall I Bequeath one-third and leave two- third (for her)?" the Prophet said,"(You may bequeath) one-third, but even one-third is much".He then placed his hand on my forehead and passed it over my face and stomach and made this supplication. "O Allah, cure sad and completed his emigration." Ever since I have not ceased to sense the pleasant cool of his hand on my liver."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020