22. Book of Wills/Testaments
٢٢۔ كِتَابُ الْوَصَايَا
[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ visited him while he was in Makkah and he had only one daughter. So, I said to him, "I only have one daughter, should I bequeath all of my wealth?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No." I asked, "Should I bequeath half of it?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No." I asked, "Should I bequeath one-third of it?" He replied, "Yes."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَأُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَأُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا» قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ»
[Machine] "I complained to the Prophet ﷺ during the Farewell Pilgrimage, until at one point he came to visit me. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I only see myself suffering and I possess a lot of wealth, and my daughter will inherit from me. Should I give all my wealth in charity?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Then half of it?' He replied, 'No.' I asked, 'Then a third?' He said, 'A third and even a third is a lot. Indeed, if you leave your inheritors wealthy, it is better than leaving them destitute, begging people with their hands. And every expenditure you make, Allah will reward you for it, even the morsel you put in your wife's mouth.'"
اشْتَكَيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ حَتَّى إِذَا أُدْنِفْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعُودُنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أُرَانِي إِلَّا أُلِمَّ بِي وَأَنَا ذُو مَالٍ كَثِيرٍ وَإِنَّمَا يَرِثُنِي ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَنِصْفِهِ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثِ؟ قَالَ «الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَتْرُكْ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ فُقَرَاءَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ وَإِنَّكَ لَا تُنْفِقُ نَفَقَةً إِلَّا آجَرَكَ اللَّهُ فِيهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ»