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Sahih Muslim 1628a (Book 25, Hadith 6) #11316
The Rewards of Charity and Leaving Wealth to Heirs

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of charity and leaving one's heirs with wealth, as well as the rewards for doing good deeds.

Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas): Allah's Messenger visited me in my illness which brought me near death in the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada' (Farewell Pilgrimage). I said: Allah's Messenger, you can well see the pain with which I am afflicted and I am a man possessing wealth, and there is none to inherit me except only one daughter. Should I give two-thirds of my property as Sadaqa? He said: #I said: Should I give half (of my property) as Sadaqa? He said: #He (further) said: Give one-third (in charity) and that is quite enough. To leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor, begging from people; that you would never incur an expense seeking therewith the pleasure of Allah, but you would be rewarded therefor, even for a morsel of food that you put in the mouth of your wife. I said: Allah's Messenger. would I survive my companions? He (the Holy Prophet) said: If you survive them, then do such a deed by means of which you seek the pleasure of Allah, but you would increase in your status (in religion) and prestige; you may survive so that people would benefit from you, and others would be harmed by you. (The Holy Prophet) further said: Allah, complete for my Companions their migration, and not cause them to turn back upon their heels. Sa'd b. Khaula is, however, unfortunate. Allah's Messenger felt grief for him as he had died in Mecca.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ عَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ مِنْ وَجَعٍ أَشْفَيْتُ مِنْهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَلَغَنِي مَا تَرَى مِنَ الْوَجَعِ وَأَنَا ذُو مَالٍ وَلاَ يَرِثُنِي إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِي قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِشَطْرِهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَذَرَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَسْتَ تُنْفِقُ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أُجِرْتَ بِهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةُ تَجْعَلُهَا فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُخَلَّفُ بَعْدَ أَصْحَابِي قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُخَلَّفَ فَتَعْمَلَ عَمَلاً تَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ ازْدَدْتَ بِهِ دَرَجَةً وَرِفْعَةً وَلَعَلَّكَ تُخَلَّفُ حَتَّى يُنْفَعَ بِكَ أَقْوَامٌ وَيُضَرَّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمْضِ لأَصْحَابِي هِجْرَتَهُمْ وَلاَ تَرُدَّهُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ لَكِنِ الْبَائِسُ سَعْدُ ابْنُ خَوْلَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَثَى لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ بِمَكَّةَ

TOPICS
charity  *  wealth  *  inheritance  *  sadaqa  *  kanz  *  wirasat  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Donate a portion/third/half/all three thirdsof ones property as sadaqa ; Seek Gods pleasure through good deeds ; Leave ones family with wealth insteadof poverty ; Be mindful about how ones actions affect those around them both positivelyand negatively ; Be generous towards others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of charity and leaving one's heirs with wealth. It is narrated by Amir b. Sa'd, who reports on the authority of his father, Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas, that when he was ill and near death in the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada', he asked Prophet Muhammad if it would be enough to give two-thirds or half his property as Sadaqa in charity. Prophet Muhammad replied that giving one-third was enough, but also said that it is better to leave your heirs rich than poor and begging from people; even a morsel put into your wife's mouth will be rewarded by God for seeking His pleasure. Prophet Muhammad then went on to say that if Amir survived his companions then he should do deeds which seek God's pleasure so that people benefit from him while others are harmed by him; however, he felt grief for Sa'd Khaula who died in Mecca at this time. This hadith teaches us many values such as generosity towards others through charity, taking care not to leave our families destitute after we die, being mindful about how our actions affect those around us both positively and negatively, seeking God’s pleasure through good deeds no matter how small they may seem like putting food into your wife’s mouth or giving away a portion of your wealth in charity etc., being humble despite having wealth or power etc..

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