Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I became so ill in Makkah that I was close to death. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit me, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have a lot of wealth and only one daughter as my heir. Should I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth in charity? He said: No! I asked: Half of my wealth in charity? He said: No! I asked: One-third in charity? He said: One-third (can be given), but even that is a lot. If you leave your heirs wealthy, that is better than leaving them poor.