Sahih al-Bukhari 4409

Translation

The Prophet ﷺ visited me during Hajjat ul-Wadaʿ while I was suffering from a disease which brought me to the verge of death. I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! My ailment has reached such a (bad) state as you see, and I have much wealth, but I have no-one to inherit from me except my only daughter. Shall I give 2/3 of my property as alms (in charity)?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "No," I said, "Shall I give half of my property as alms?" He said, "No." I said, "(Shall I give) 1/3 of it? " He replied, " 1/3, and even 1/3 is too much. It is better for you to leave your inheritors wealthy rather than to leave them poor, begging people (for their sustenance); and whatever you spend for Allah's Sake, you will get reward for it even for the morsel of food which you put in your wives mouth." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Should I remain (in Mecca) behind my companions (who are going with you to Medina)?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you remain behind, any good deed which you will do for Allah's Sake, will upgrade and elevate you. May be you will live longer so that some people may benefit by you and some other (i.e. infidels) may get harmed by you." The Prophet ﷺ then added, "O Allah! Complete the Migration of my companions and do not turn them on their heels. But the poor Saʿd bin Khaula (not the above mentioned Saʿd) (died in Mecca)." Messenger of Allah ﷺ pitied Saʿd for he died in Mecca.

Notes

• لَكِنِ الْبَائِسُ سَعْدُ ابْنُ خَوْلَةَ رَثَى لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ بِمَكَّةَ

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Sahih Muslim 1628cSahih Muslim 1628iSunan an-Nasa'i 3632Muwatta' Malik 37-4Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31559Musnad Abi Ya'la 833

Narrators

1. 1
   Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ

   One of the Ten (promised Paradise), and the first to shoot an arrow in the path of Godd. 50 AH or 51 AH or 54 AH, also said: 56 AH, also said: 57 AH, also said: 58 AH. And the second is better known
   سَعْد بْن أَبِي وَقَّاصأحد العشرة ، وأول من رمى بسهم في سبيل الله
   عن
2. 2
   ʿĀmir b. Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 103 AH, or: 104 AH, also said: 96 AH
   عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍثقة
   عن
3. 3
   al-Zuhrī

   The jurist and memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), whose eminence, precision and reliability are agreed upond. Ḍamrah b. Rabīʿah and others said: 123 AH. The nephew of al-Zuhrī and others said: 124 AH. Ibn Yūnus and others said: 125 AH
   ابْنُ شِهَابٍالفقيه الحافظ ، متفق على جلالته وإتقانه وثبته
   حدثنا
4. 4
   Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd Abū Isḥāq al-Zuhrī

   Trustworthy (thiqah) and an authority (ḥujjah); he was spoken about without any valid ground for criticism.d. 182 AH, or 183 AH, or 184 AH, or 185 AH
   إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، هُوَ ابْنُ سَعْدٍثقة حجة ، تُكُلِّم فيه بلا قادح
   حدثنا
5. 5
   Aḥmad b. Yūnus

   trustworthy, a memorizer (thiqah ḥāfiẓ)d. 227 AH
   أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَثقة حافظ
   حدثنا
6. 6
   al-Bukhārī

   a mountain of memorization and the leader of the world in the comprehension of hadith (jabal al-ḥifẓ wa-imām al-dunyā fī fiqh al-ḥadīth)d. 256 AH
   الْبُخَارِيُّجبل الحفظ وإمام الدنيا في فقه الحديث

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