Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3632
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَادَهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ قَالَ " لاَ ". قَالَ فَالشَّطْرَ قَالَ " لاَ ". قَالَ فَالثُّلُثَ قَالَ " الثُّلُثَ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ ".
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim reported to us: Waki' narrated to us: Hisham ibn 'Urwah narrated to us, from his father, from Sa'd, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited him during his illness. Sa'd said, ‘Messenger of Allah, may I bequeath all my wealth?’ He said, ‘No.’ Sa'd asked, ‘Then half?’ He said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Then one-third?’ He said, ‘One-third—and one-third is much’—or ‘great.’
Translation notes
This shorter wording gives no other details of the illness or the reason for the bequest discussion.