أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ مَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا أَشْفَيْتُ مِنْهُ فَأَتَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالًا کَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا ابْنَتِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثَ قَالَ الثُّلُثَ وَالثُّلُثُ کَثِيرٌ إِنَّکَ أَنْ تَتْرُکَ وَرَثَتَکَ أَغْنِيَائَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُکَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَکَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3661
It was narrated from ‘Amir bin Saad that his father said: “I became ill with a sickness from which I later recovered. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came to visit me, and I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I have a great deal of wealth and I have no heir except my daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?’ He said: ‘No.’ I said: ‘Half?’ He said: ‘No.’ I said: ‘One-third?’ He said: ‘(Give) one- third, and one-third is a lot. It is better to leave your heirs independent of means, than to leave them poor and holding out their hands to people.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020