Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2742
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ، وَهْوَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِالأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرَ مِنْهَا قَالَ " يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ ابْنَ عَفْرَاءَ ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ قَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرُ قَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ الثُّلُثُ. قَالَ " فَالثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَإِنَّكَ مَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ، حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةُ الَّتِي تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِكَ، وَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَكَ فَيَنْتَفِعَ بِكَ نَاسٌ وَيُضَرَّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ ". وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ.
Abu Nuʿaym narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Saʿd ibn Ibrahim, from ʿAmir ibn Saʿd, from Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet came to visit me while I was ill in Mecca. He disliked dying in the land from which he had emigrated. The Prophet said, “May Allah have mercy on Ibn ʿAfraʾ.” I asked, “Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath all my property?” He said, “No.” I asked, “Half?” He said, “No.” I asked, “A third?” He said, “A third—and a third is much. It is better to leave your heirs wealthy than to leave them poor, holding out their hands to people. Whatever you spend is charity, even the morsel you place in your wife’s mouth. Perhaps Allah will prolong your life so that some people benefit through you and others are harmed by you.” At that time Saʿd had only one daughter.