Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3635

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَاءَهُ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي وَلَدٌ إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَأُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِنِصْفِهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِثُلُثِهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ الثُّلُثَ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna reported to us: Hajjaj ibn al-Minhall narrated to us: Hammam narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Yunus ibn Jubayr, from Muhammad ibn Sa'd, from his father, Sa'd ibn Malik, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him while he was ill. He said, ‘I have no children except one daughter. May I bequeath all my wealth?’ The Prophet said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Then half of it?’ The Prophet said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Then one-third of it?’ He said, ‘One-third—and one-third is much.’

Translation notes
  • The Arabic explicitly says Sa'd had one daughter and no other children.