Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْجَعْدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ سَعْدٍ قَالَتْ قَالَ سَعْدٌ اشْتَكَيْتُ شَكْوًى لِي بِمَكَّةَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ مَالًا وَلَيْسَ لِي إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَفَأُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا النِّصْفَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَفَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهِي وَصَدْرِي وَبَطْنِي وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا وَأَتِمَّ لَهُ هِجْرَتَهُ فَمَا زِلْتُ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ بِأَنِّي أَجِدُ بَرْدَ يَدِهِ عَلَى كَبِدِي حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ.
English Translation
Sa'd said: I became ill in Makkah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to visit me. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have left behind wealth and I have only one daughter. Shall I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth and leave her one-third?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Shall I bequeath half and leave her half?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Shall I bequeath one-third and leave her two-thirds?' He said: 'One-third, and one-third is much. It is better for you to leave your heirs wealthy than to leave them destitute, begging from people.'