Sunnan
an-Nasai
سنن النسائي
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The Book of Wills
كتاب الوصايا
Chapter 3: Bequeathing One-Third
باب الْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِ
Sunnan an-Nasai 3634
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said
"If the people were to reduce (their bequests) to one-quarter (of their wealth, that would be better), because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'One-third, and one-third is much or large.'"أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَوْ غَضَّ النَّاسُ إِلَى الرُّبُعِ لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الثُّلُثَ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ ".
Grade: sahih Darussalam
