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ahmad:1501al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Sulamī

[Machine] Sa'd said to me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I came to you to advise you." I said, "Yes, I made all of my wealth for the poor, the needy, and the wayfarer." He said, "Don't do that." I said, "But my heirs are rich." I said, "Two-thirds?" He said, "No." I said, "Half?" He said, "No." I said, "One-third?" He said, "One-third, and one-third is a lot."  

أحمد:١٥٠١حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ

قَالَقَالَ سَعْدٌ فِيَّ سَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثُّلُثَ أَتَانِي يَعُودُنِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَوْصَيْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ جَعَلْتُ مَالِي كُلَّهُ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ وَرَثَتِي أَغْنِيَاءُ قُلْتُ الثُّلُثَيْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ الثُّلُثَ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ