حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ وَسَهْلٌ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ مَرِضْتُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ حَتَّی أَشْفَيْتُ عَلَی الْمَوْتِ فَعَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالًا کَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرُ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثُ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ کَثِيرٌ أَنْ تَذَرَ وَرَثَتَکَ أَغْنِيَائَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَکَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2708
It was narrated from' Amir bin Sa'd that his father said: "I became sick during the year of the Conquest, and was at death's door. The Messenger of Allah came to visit me and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have a great deal of wealth and no one will inherit from me apart from my daughter. Can I give two thirds of my wealth in charity?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Then half?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'One third?' He said: 'One third and one third is a lot. If you leave your heirs rich that is better than leaving them destitute and begging from people.'"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020