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APPENDIX III
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sahih Muslim, Vol. Ill, p. 864, no. 3991. Amir b. Sa'd
reported on the authority of his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas),
"The Messenger of Allah sg visited me during my illness
which brought me near death in the year of Hajjat-uI-Wada
(Farewell Pilgrimage). I said: 'Messenger of Allah sg, you can
well see the pain with which I am afflicted. I am a man
possessing wealth, and there is none to inherit me except one
daughter. Should I give two-thirds of my property as Sada-
qah (charity)?' He said, 'Give one-third [in charity] and that
is quite enough. To leave your heirs rich is better than to
leave them poor, begging from people; that you would never
incur an expense seeking therewith the pleasure of Allah, but
you would be rewarded therefore even for a morsel of food
that you put in the mouth of your wife.' I said,: 'Messenger of
Allah would I survive my companions?' He said, 'If you
survive them, then do such a deed by means of which you
seek the pleasure of Allah, but you would increase in your
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sahih Muslim, Vol. Ill, p. 864, no. 3991. Amir b. Sa'd
reported on the authority of his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas),
"The Messenger of Allah sg visited me during my illness
which brought me near death in the year of Hajjat-uI-Wada
(Farewell Pilgrimage). I said: 'Messenger of Allah sg, you can
well see the pain with which I am afflicted. I am a man
possessing wealth, and there is none to inherit me except one
daughter. Should I give two-thirds of my property as Sada-
qah (charity)?' He said, 'Give one-third [in charity] and that
is quite enough. To leave your heirs rich is better than to
leave them poor, begging from people; that you would never
incur an expense seeking therewith the pleasure of Allah, but
you would be rewarded therefore even for a morsel of food
that you put in the mouth of your wife.' I said,: 'Messenger of
Allah would I survive my companions?' He said, 'If you
survive them, then do such a deed by means of which you
seek the pleasure of Allah, but you would increase in your