حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ غَضُّوا مِنْ الثُّلُثِ إِلَى الرُّبُعِ فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2076
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: I wish that the people would reduce one-third to one- quarter when making bequests, because the Prophet (PBUH) said: "One third is a lot."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020