Chapter on Bequests of a Portion of Wealth, a Share, a Part, or a Large Amount

Hadith.5473 - Aban ibn Taghlib narrated from Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) that Imam (as) was asked about a man who made a bequest (waṣiyyah) of something from his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "The portion specified in the Book of (Imam) Ali (as) is one out of six parts."

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Hadith.5474 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that he was asked about a man who bequeaths a share (sahm) of his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "The share is one out of eight parts, based on the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, the charities are only for the poor, the needy, those employed to collect them, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, for freeing slaves, for those in debt, in the way of Allah (swt), and for the stranded traveler." (Surah Al-Tawbah, 9:60)

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Hadith.5475 - It has been narrated that "the share is one out of six."

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Hadith.5476 - It is narrated from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Thalabah ibn Maymun, from Muawiyah ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who bequeathed a portion of his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "A portion is one-tenth." Allah (swt), the Almighty, said: "Then place on every mountain a portion (juz') of them" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:260), and the mountains were ten.

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Hadith.5477 - It is narrated by Al-Bazanti from Al-Husayn ibn Khalid, who said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan (as) about a man who bequeathed a portion of his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "It is one-seventh of his one-third share."

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