Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1053 — The Book of Al-Wasiyya (Wills and Testaments)

Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas Narrated from:

In the year of the last Hajj of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم , I became seriously ill and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم visited me enquiring about my health. I told him, “I am reduced to this state because of illness and I am wealthy, and have no inheritors except a daughter. Should I give two-thirds of my property in charity?” He said, “No”. I asked, “Half?” He said, “No”. Then he added, “One-third, and even one-third is much. You’d better leave your inheritors wealthy rather than leaving them poor, begging from others. You will get a reward for whatever you spend for Allâh’s sake, even for what you put in your wife’s mouth.”I said, “O Allâh’s Messenger! Will I be left alone after my companions have gone?” He said, “If you are left behind, whatever good deeds you will do will upgrade you and raise you high. And perhaps you will have a long life so that some people will be benefitted by you while others will be harmed by you. O Allâh! Complete the emigration of my companions and do not turn them renegades." But Allâh's Messenger ﷺ felt sorry for poor Sa'd bin Khawla as he died in Makka, (but Sa'd bin Abî Waqqâs lived long after the Prophet ﷺ). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 383-A, Vol. 2 )