

I said, "O Messenger of Allah, would I survive my companions?" He said, "If you survive others and accomplish a thing for the sake of Allah, you would gain higher ranking and standing. You will not expend a thing in charity for the sake of Allah, but you will be rewarded for it even the morsel of food which you feed your wife". It is better to leave your heirs well-off than to leave them poor, begging people.

He said, "Give away one-third, and that is still too much. Then I asked, "Can I give away one-third". Should I give two-thirds of my property in charity?" He (ﷺ) said, "No". I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you can see the pain which I am suffering and I am a man of means and there is none to inherit from me except one daughter. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me in my illness which became severe in the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada' (Farewell Pilgrimage).
