Sahih al-Bukhari 2742

Hadith text

Narrated Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas:The Prophet (ﷺ) came visiting me while I was (sick) in Mecca, ('Amir the sub-narrator said, and he disliked to die in the land, whence he had already migrated). He (i.e. the Prophet) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Ibn Afra (Sa`d bin Khaula)." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! May I will all my property (in charity)?" He said, "No." I said, "Then may I will half of it?" He said, "No". I said, "One third?" He said: "Yes, one third, yet even one third is too much. It is better for you to leave your inheritors wealthy than to leave them poor begging others, and whatever you spend for Allah's sake will be considered as a charitable deed even the handful of food you put in your wife's mouth. Allah may lengthen your age so that some people may benefit by you, and some others be harmed by you." At that time Sa`d had only one daughter

Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas bataate hain: Nabi mujhse milne aaye jabke main Mecca mein (bimar) tha. (Amir, doosre raawi ne kaha: aur Sa'd ko us zameen mein marna napasand tha jahan se woh pehle hijrat kar chuke the.) Nabi ne kaha: "Allah Ibn Afra (Sa'd bin Khaula) par reham kare." Maine kaha: "Ya Allah ke Rasool! Kya main apni saari jaidad vasiyat mein de sakta hoon (sadqa mein)?" Aap ne kaha: "Nahi." Maine kaha: "Phir aadha?" Aap ne kaha: "Nahi." Maine kaha: "Ek-tihai?" Aap ne kaha: "Haan, ek-tihai, chahe ek-tihai bhi bahut zyada hai. Behtar hai ke tum apne waarison ko maldaar chhodo bajaye is ke ke unhe gareebi mein logon se bheek maangne de do, aur jo bhi tum Allah ki raah mein kharch karoge, use sadqe ka amal mana jaayega, chahe woh ek mutthi khaana ho jo tum apni biwi ke mun mein daalo. Allah tumhari umr lambi kar sakta hai taake kuch log tumse faida uthayen aur kuch nuqsaan." Us waqt Sa'd ki sirf ek beti thi.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2742 · Book 55, Hadith 5