I fell seriously ill in Mecca, to the point that I was at the brink of death. The Prophet ﷺ came to visit me, and I said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a great deal of wealth, and only my daughter will inherit from me. Shall I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?"He said, "No."I said, "Then half?"He said, "No."I said, "A third?"He said, "A third, and a third is a lot. It is better to leave your heirs wealthy than to leave them poor, begging from people. You will never spend anything seeking the face of Allah without being rewarded for it, even the morsel you raise to your wife's mouth."I said, "Messenger of Allah, will I be left behind after my companions have migrated?"He said, "You will not be left behind to do any deed seeking the face of Allah without it raising you in rank and status. Perhaps you will be left behind so that some people may benefit from you and others may be harmed by you. But the unfortunate one is Saad bin Khawla." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ expressed his sorrow for him because he had died in Mecca.Sufyan said, "Saad bin Khawla was a man from Banu Amir bin Luayy."
حدثنا الحميدي حدثنا سفيان حدثنا الزهري قال
مرضت بمكة مرضا فأشفيت منه على الموت فأتاني النبي ﷺ يعودني فقلت يا رسول الله إن لي مالا كثيرا وليس يرثني إلا ابنتي أفأتصدق بثلثي مالي قال لا قال قلت فالشطر قال لا قلت الثلث قال الثلث كبير إنك إن تركت ولدك أغنياء خير من أن تتركهم عالة يتكففون الناس وإنك لن تنفق نفقة إلا أجرت عليها حتى اللقمة ترفعها إلى في امرأتك فقلت يا رسول الله آأخلف عن هجرتي فقال لن تخلف بعدي فتعمل عملا تريد به وجه الله إلا ازددت به رفعة ودرجة ولعل أن تخلف بعدي حتى ينتفع بك أقوام ويضر بك آخرون لكن البائس سعد بن خولة يرثي له رسول الله ﷺ أن مات بمكة قال سفيان وسعد بن خولة رجل من بني عامر بن لؤي