Sahih al-Bukhari 2743
Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) · Hadith 6
Hadith text
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 ".
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
Ibn Abbas bataate hain: Main logon ko sifarish karta hoon ke woh apni vasiyat mein diye jaane wale hisse ko chauthai (poore jaidad ka) tak kam karen, kyunke Allah ke Rasool ne kaha: "Ek-tihai, chahe ek-tihai bhi bahut zyada hai."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2743 · Book 55, Hadith 6