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Jami at-Tirmidhi 975 (Book 10, Hadith 11) #26542
Leaving Wealth for Children

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) advised Sa'd bin Malik to leave a portion of his wealth for his children, and suggested that it should be less than a third.

Sa'd bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah came to visit me while I was sick. He said: 'Do you have a will?' I said: 'Yes'. He said: 'For how much?' I said: 'All of my wealth, for the cause of Allah'. He said: 'What did you leave for your children?'" He (Sa'd) said: "They are rich in goodness'. He said: 'Will a tenth'." He (Sa'd) said: "He (pbuh) continued decreasing it until he said: 'Will a third, and a third is too great'." (One of the narrators:) Abdur-Rahman said: "We considered it recommended that it be less than a third, since the Messenger of Allah said: 'And a third is too great'."
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ عَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَوْصَيْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِكَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَا تَرَكْتَ لِوَلَدِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ هُمْ أَغْنِيَاءُ بِخَيْرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَوْصِ بِالْعُشْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَمَا زِلْتُ أُنَاقِصُهُ حَتَّى قَالَ ‏"‏ أَوْصِ بِالثُّلُثِ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَنَحْنُ نَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ سَعْدٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ وَالثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يَرَوْنَ أَنْ يُوصِيَ الرَّجُلُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ وَيَسْتَحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنَ الثُّلُثِ ‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ كَانُوا يَسْتَحِبُّونَ فِي الْوَصِيَّةِ الْخُمُسَ دُونَ الرُّبُعِ وَالرُّبُعَ دُونَ الثُّلُثِ وَمَنْ أَوْصَى بِالثُّلُثِ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ إِلاَّ الثُّلُثُ
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QUICK LESSONS:
Leave something behind for your family members when you pass away

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of leaving something behind for one's children. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) visited Sa'd bin Malik while he was sick and asked him if he had made a will. When Sa'd said yes, the Prophet asked how much he was leaving in his will. Sa'd replied that he was leaving all of his wealth for the cause of Allah. The Prophet then asked what he had left for his children, to which Sa'd replied that they were rich in goodness. The Prophet then suggested that a tenth should be left to them, but continued decreasing this amount until finally suggesting that only a third should be left to them as anything more would be too great. This suggests that it is important to leave something behind for one's children, but not too much as it could lead them away from seeking their own livelihoods and relying on their own efforts instead of relying on others or inheritance alone.

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