Sunan an-Nasa'i 3630

Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-'Azim al-'Anbari reported to us: 'Abd al-Kabir ibn 'Abd al-Majid narrated to us: Bukayr ibn Mismar narrated to us: I heard 'Amir ibn Sa'd narrate, from his father, that he fell ill in Makkah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him. When Sa'd saw him, he wept and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, will I die in the land from which you emigrated?’ He said, ‘No, if Allah wills.’ Sa'd said, ‘Messenger of Allah, may I bequeath all my wealth in the cause of Allah?’ He said, ‘No.’ Sa'd asked, ‘Then two-thirds?’ He said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Then half?’ He said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Then one-third?’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘One-third—and one-third is a lot. Leaving your sons well provided for is better than leaving them impoverished, holding out their hands to people.’