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عن سعد بن أبي وقاص - رضي الله عنه - قال: «جاءني رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - يعودني عام حجة الوداع من وجع اشتد بي فقلت: يا رسول الله، قد بلغ بي من الوجع ما ترى، وأنا ذو مال، ولا يرثني إلا ابنة أفأتصدق بثلثي مالي؟ قال: لا، قلت: فالشطر يا رسول الله؟ قال: لا، قلت: فالثلث قال: الثلث، والثلث كثير، إنك أن تذر ورثتك أغنياء خير من أن تذرهم عالة يتكففون الناس، وإنك لن تنفق نفقة تبتغي بها وجه الله إلا أجرت بها، حتى ما تجعل في في امرأتك. قال: قلت: يا رسول الله أخلف بعد أصحابي؟ قال: إنك لن تخلف فتعمل عملا تبتغي به وجه الله إلا ازددت به درجة ورفعة، ولعلك أن تخلف حتى ينتفع بك أقوام، ويضر بك آخرون. اللهم أمض لأصحابي هجرتهم، ولا تردهم على أعقابهم، لكن البائس سعد بن خولة يرثي له رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أن مات بمكة».
Narrated 'Amir bin Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: That his father said, "In the year of the last Hajj of the Prophet (ﷺ) I became seriously ill and the Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit me inquiring 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, (In this narration the name of 'Amir bin Sa`d is mentioned and in fact it is a mistake; the narrator is `Aisha bint Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas). Should I give two-thirds of my property in charity?' He said, 'No.' I asked, 'Half?' He said, 'No.' then he added, 'Onethird, and even one-third is much. You'd better leave your inheritors wealthy rather than leaving them poor, begging others. You will get a reward for whatever you spend for Allah's sake, even for what you put in your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! 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 benefited by you while others will be harmed by you. O Allah! Complete the emigration of my companions and do not turn them renegades.' But Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) felt sorry for poor Sa`d bin Khaula as he died in Mecca." (but Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas lived long after the Prophet (p.b.u.h).)
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Its text is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
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سعد بن أبي وقاص واسمه
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