"O Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth?" He said: "No." He said: "Shall I bequeath half?" He said: "No." He said: "Shall I bequeath one-third?" He said: "Yes, one-third, and one-third is much or large. If you leave your heirs independent of means that is better than if you leave them poor, holding out their hands." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3633)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى سَعْدًا يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي؟ قَالَ «لَا» قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ فُقَرَاءَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ»