حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ غَضُّوا مِنْ الثُّلُثِ إِلَی الرُّبُعِ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ کَبِيرٌ أَوْ کَثِيرٌ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2711
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "I would like the people to reduce (the will) from one third to one quarter, because the Messenger of Allah said: 'One third is a lot.’"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020