Hadith 3
Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I recommend that people reduce the proportion of what they bequeath by will to the fourth (of the whole legacy), for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "One-third, yet even one third is too much."
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَوْ غَضَّ النَّاسُ إِلَى الرُّبْعِ، لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ
Hadith referenceSahih al-Bukhari 3
CollectionSahih al-Bukhari
BookWills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
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