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Sahih al-Bukhari 2744 (Book 55, Hadith 7) #2623
Giving Away Property in Charity

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised Sa'd to not give away too much of his property in charity, and that one third is the maximum amount.

Narrated Sa'd: I fell sick and the Prophet paid me a visit. I said to him, "O Allah's Messenger ! I invoke Allah that He may not let me expire in the land whence I migrated (ie Mecca)". He said, "May Allah give you health and let the people benefit by you". I said, "I want to will my property, and I have only one daughter and I want to will half of my property (to be given in charity)". He said," Half is too much". I said, "Then I will one third". He said, "One-third, yet even one-third is too much". (The narrator added, "So the people started to will one third of their property and that was Permitted for them")
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، عَنْ هَاشِمِ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ مَرِضْتُ فَعَادَنِي النَّبِيُّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لاَ يَرُدَّنِي عَلَى عَقِبِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُكَ وَيَنْفَعُ بِكَ نَاسًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُوصِيَ، وَإِنَّمَا لِي ابْنَةٌ ـ قُلْتُ ـ أُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ قَالَ ‏"‏ النِّصْفُ كَثِيرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ كَبِيرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَوْصَى النَّاسُ بِالثُّلُثِ، وَجَازَ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ‏.‏

TOPICS
charity  *  property  *  third  *  sadaqah  *  wasiyyah  *  thuluth

QUICK LESSONS:
Give back generously but moderately from your wealth for charitable causes .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about giving away property in charity. It was narrated by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who fell sick and asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ if he could will his property to be given away as charity. The Prophet ﷺ advised him not to give away too much of his property, and suggested that one third would be the maximum amount. This hadith teaches us that it is important to give back to society through charitable donations, but we should also take care not to overdo it so as not to leave ourselves or our families without enough resources for their needs. We should also remember that Allah rewards those who are generous with their wealth even if they do not have a lot of money or possessions.

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