Hadith #14
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْجَعْدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ سَعْدٍ قَالَتْ قَالَ سَعْدٌ اشْتَكَيْتُ شَكْوًى لِي بِمَكَّةَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ مَالًا وَلَيْسَ لِي إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَ قَالَ
لَا قَالَ أَفَأُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا النِّصْفَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَفَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهِي وَصَدْرِي وَبَطْنِي وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا وَأَتِمَّ لَهُ هِجْرَتَهُ فَمَا زِلْتُ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ بِأَنِّي أَجِدُ بَرْدَ يَدِهِ عَلَى كَبِدِي حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن سعيد
الجعد بن أوس
English Translation
It was narrated from Sa'd (رضي الله عنه) who said: 'I fell ill in Makkah, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I have left behind wealth and I have no heir except a single daughter. Shall I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth? He said: No. I said: Then half? He said: No. I said: Then a third? He said: A third, and a third is much. For you to leave your heirs wealthy is better than to leave them poor, begging from people. And you do not spend anything seeking the face of Allah except that you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel you raise to the mouth of your wife.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 6, Hadith 14
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1394
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37784