Hadith 455
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Hadith.5424 - In the narration of Al-Hasan ibn Ali Al-Washsha' from Hammad ibn Uthman from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that he said:
"Whoever bequeaths one-third has harmed the heirs. Bequeathing one-fifth or one-fourth is better than bequeathing one-third."
Imam (as) also said
"Whoever bequeaths one-third without leaving anything behind has gone to excess."
5424 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ اَلْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
"مَنْ أَوْصَى بِالثُّلُثِ فَقَدْ أَضَرَّ بِالْوَرَثَةِ وَ اَلْوَصِيَّةُ بِالْخُمُسِ وَ اَلرُّبُعِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ اَلْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِ" وَ قَالَ "مَنْ أَوْصَى بِالثُّلُثِ فَلَمْ يَتَّرِكْ".
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