A’mash narrates that Ibrahim said: The scholars used to say that the person who bequeaths one-fifth of his wealth is better than the one who bequeaths one-fourth, and the one who bequeaths one-fourth is superior to the one who bequeaths one-third of his wealth.

It is narrated from Ismail that Hazrat Sha'bi said that the earlier people used to bequeath one-fifth or one-fourth of their wealth, and one-third of the wealth is the utmost limit for haste. In Ibn Numair's narration, it is stated that one-third is the extreme limit of haste.

32972 - Ibn Numayr said: The utmost limit of restraint.

Harith narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prefer to bequeath one-fifth of my wealth rather than one-fourth, and I prefer to bequeath one-fourth rather than one-third, and whoever made a bequest left nothing for his heirs.

It is narrated from Abu Ammar that Hazrat Amr bin Shurahbil said that making a will for one third of the wealth is injustice, and making a will for one fourth of the wealth is also injustice.

Malik bin Harith narrates that Hazrat Abbas said: A bequest of one-fourth is injustice, and a bequest of one-third of wealth is injustice.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mansur that Ibrahim said: Having one-sixth in a will is better than having one-third.

Ata reports that Hazrat Abu Abdur Rahman said that the scholars considered it good for a person to leave something for the heirs from one third of his wealth.