وَعَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رضى الله عنه
قَالَ: قُلْتُ: «يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! أَنَا ذُو مَالٍ، وَلَا يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا اِبْنَةٌ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ، أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي? قَالَ: «لَا «قُلْتُ: أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِشَطْرِهِ ? قَالَ: «لَا «قُلْتُ: أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثِهِ ? قَالَ: «اَلثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَذَرَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ اَلنَّاسَ»
I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have wealth and no one to inherit from me except my one daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my property as Sadaqah?” He replied, “No.” I said, “Shall I give half of it as Sadaqah?” He replied, “No.” I said, “Shall I give a third of it as Sadaqah?” He replied, “You may give a third as Sadaqah, which is still a lot. To leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor and begging from people.”.