The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me during the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, when I was suffering from a severe illness.I said, "My pain has reached a critical point, and I have wealth, with no heir except one daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?"He replied, "No."I asked, "Then half?"He said, "No."Then he said, "A third, and a third is plenty. Indeed, leaving your heirs wealthy is better than leaving them destitute, begging from people."
كان رسول الله ﷺ يعودني عام حجة الوداع من وجع اشتد بي، فقلت: إني قد بلغ بي من الوجع، وأنا ذو مال، ولا يرثني إلا ابنة أفأتصدق بثلثي مالي؟ قال: لا. فقلت: بالشطر؟ فقال: لا. ثم قال: الثلث، والثلث كبير أو كثير، إنك أن تذر ورثتك أغنياء خير من أن تذرهم عالة يتكففون الناس.
Malik narrated it in the Wasiyyah (4) from Ibn Shihab, from Amir bin Saad bin Abu Waqqas, from his father, and he related it. Bukhari narrated it in the Janaiz (1295) from the hadith of Malik. Muslim narrated it in the Wasiyyah (1628) from another route from Ibn Shihab, and he related it.