Sunan Ibn Majah 2708

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Hishām ibn ʿAmmār, al-Ḥusayn ibn al-Ḥasan al-Marwazī, and Sahl narrated to us. They said: Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhrī, from ʿĀmir ibn Saʿd, from his father, who said: I became ill in the year of the Conquest and came close to death. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, visited me. I said, “Messenger of God, I have a great deal of wealth and no heir but my daughter. May I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?” He said, “No.” I said, “Then half?” He said, “No.” I said, “Then one-third?” He said: “One-third, and one-third is a lot. For you to leave your heirs wealthy is better than leaving them destitute, begging from people.”