Hadith #534
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ غَضُّوا مِنْ الثُّلُثِ
Body (Matn)
إِلَى الرُّبُعِ فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ
Isnad Chain
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وكيعnarrator
وكيع
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هشامnarrator
هشام
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أبيهnarrator
أبيه
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ابن عباسcompanion
ابن عباس
English Translation
Waki' narrated from Hisham, from his father, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: 'I wish that people would reduce from a third to a quarter in bequests, because the Prophet ﷺ said: "A third is a lot" — or "is much."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 534
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1972
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38362