Sunan Ibn MajahHadith 2447The Chapters on Wills

Chapter

The Chapters on Wills

كتاب الوصايا

Arabic Text

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 - ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English Translation

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.'”

Book

Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith No.

2447

Author

Imam Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah