Sahih al-Bukhari, 2743
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromHisham bin 'Urwafrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ
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English translation
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."
Original Arabic chain wording
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 55, Hadith 6
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 51, Hadith 6 (deprecated numbering scheme)