(Marfu‘ hadith) Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Amir ibn Sa‘d, from his father, who said: I fell seriously ill in Mecca in the year of the Conquest, to the point of approaching death. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to visit me. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I have much wealth, and none inherits from me except my daughter. Should I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity? Sufyan once said: Should I give all my wealth in charity? He said: "No." He said: Then should I give two-thirds of my wealth? He said: "No." I said: Then half? He said: "No." He said: I said: A third? He said: "A third, and a third is much. Indeed, if you leave your heirs wealthy, it is better than leaving them poor, begging from people. You will not spend anything in charity except that you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel you lift to your wife's mouth." I said: O Messenger of Allah, will I be left behind after my migration? He said: "You will not be left behind after me and do any deed seeking the Face of Allah except that you will increase thereby in rank and degree. And perhaps you will be left behind so that some people will benefit from you and others will be harmed by you. O Allah, complete the migration for my companions and do not turn them back on their heels, but the unfortunate one is Sa‘d ibn Khawlah," grieving for him that he died in Mecca.