Hadith 17

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 22: The Chapters on Wills Sahih

Chapter 5

Making A Will For One Third

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Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 2711
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ، غَضُّوا مِنَ الثُّلُثِ إِلَى الرُّبُعِ لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ الثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ - أَوْ كَثِيرٌ - ‏"
It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said:

“I would like the people to reduce (the will) from one third to one quarter, because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'One third is a lot.'”