Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Husain bin 'Ali bin al-Walid al-Ja'fifromZa'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqififrom'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-QabtifromMus'ub bin Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasfromSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Hadith text · Matn
وَحَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ عَادَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ . قَالَ " لاَ " . قُلْتُ فَالنِّصْفُ . قَالَ " لاَ " . فَقُلْتُ أَبِالثُّلُثِ فَقَالَ " نَعَمْ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ " .
English translation
Ibn Sa'd reported his father as saying:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited me during my illness. I said: I am willing away the whole of my property. He said: No. I said: Then half? He said: No. I said: Should I will away one-third? He said: Yes, and even one-third is enough.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 25, Hadith 11
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 13, Hadith 3996 (deprecated numbering scheme)