صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2743

Book 55: The Book of Wasaya (Wills and Testaments)

كِتَاب الْوَصَايَا

Chapter 3

(3) Chapter. To will one-third of one’s property.

3- بَابُ الْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِ:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي

I recommend that people reduce the proportion of what they bequeath by will to the fourth (of the whole legacy), for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "One-third, yet even one third is too much."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : "

لَوْ غَضَّ النَّاسُ إِلَى الرُّبْعِ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2743In-book: Book 55, Hadith 2743

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