43 - THE BOOK OF LOANS, PAYMENT OF LOANS, FREEZING OF PROPERTY, AND BANKRUPTCY.

English translation

2385. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنها: While I was in the company of the Prophet ﷺ in one of his Ghazawāt, he asked, "What is wrong with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached Al-Madīna, I took the camel to him in the morning and he paid me its price.

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2385 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ المُغِيرَةِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَيْفَ تَرَى بَعِيرَكَ أَتَبِيعُنِيهِ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، فَبِعْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ المَدِينَةَ، غَدَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْبَعِيرِ، فَأَعْطَانِي ثَمَنَهُ

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2386. Narrated Al-A'mash: When we were with Ibrāhīm, we talked about mortgaging in deals of Salam. Ibrāhīm narrated from Aswad that 'Aishah رضي الله عنها had said, "The Prophet ﷺ bought some foodstuff on credit from a Jew and mortgaged an iron armour to him."

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2386 - حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ: تَذَاكَرْنَا عِنْدَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، الرَّهْنَ فِي السَّلَمِ، فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الأَسْوَدُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اشْتَرَى طَعَامًا مِنْ يَهُودِيٍّ إِلَى أَجَلٍ، وَرَهَنَهُ دِرْعًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ»

English translation

2387. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever takes the money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allāh will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to destroy it, then Allāh will destroy him."

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2387 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأُوَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَخَذَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ يُرِيدُ أَدَاءَهَا أَدَّى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَمَنْ أَخَذَ يُرِيدُ إِتْلاَفَهَا أَتْلَفَهُ اللَّهُ»

English translation

2388. Narrated Abū D̄har رضي الله عنه: Once, while I was in the company of the Prophet ﷺ, he saw the mountain of Uhud and said, “I would not like to have this mountain turned into gold for me unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinār remains of it with me for more than three days (i.e., I will spend all of it in Allāh’s Cause), except that Dinār which I will keep for repaying debts.” Then he said, “Those who are rich in this world would have little reward in the Hereafter, except those who spend their money here and there (in Allāh’s Cause), and they are few in number.” Then he ordered me to stay at my place and went not far away. I heard a voice and intended to go to him but I remembered his order, “Stay at your place till I return.” On his return I asked, “O Allāh’s Messenger! (What was that noise which I heard?” He said, “Did you hear anything?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “Jibrīl [Gabriel] (عليه السلام) came to me and said, ‘Whoever amongst your followers dies, worshipping none along with Allāh, will enter Paradise.’” I said, “Even if he did such and such things (i.e., even if he stole or committed illegal sexual intercourse)” He (ﷺ) said, "Yes."

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2388 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَ - يَعْنِي أُحُدًا - قَالَ: «مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّهُ تَحَوَّلَ لِي ذَهَبًا، يَمْكُثُ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ، إِلَّا دِينَارًا أُرْصِدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الأَكْثَرِينَ هُمُ الأَقَلُّونَ، إِلَّا مَنْ قَالَ بِالْمَالِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا، - وَأَشَارَ أَبُو شِهَابٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ - وَقَلِيلٌ مَا هُمْ»، وَقَالَ: «مَكَانَكَ»، وَتَقَدَّمَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آتِيَهُ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ: «مَكَانَكَ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ»، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ - أَوْ قَالَ: الصَّوْتُ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ؟ - قَالَ: «وَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ؟»، قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ "، قُلْتُ: وَإِنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»

English translation

2389. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that it should remain with me for more than three days, except an amount which I would keep for repaying debts."

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2389 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ شَبِيبِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ يُونُسَ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ لاَ يَمُرَّ عَلَيَّ ثَلاَثٌ، وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا شَيْءٌ أُرْصِدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ» رَوَاهُ صَالِحٌ، وَعُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ

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2390. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: A man demanded his debts from Allāh's Messenger ﷺ in such a rude manner that the companions of the Prophet ﷺ intended to harm him, but the Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave him, no doubt, for he (the creditor) has a right to demand it (harshly). Buy a camel and give it to him." They said, "The camel that is available is older and better than the camel he demands." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Buy it and give it to him, for the best among you are those who repay their debts handsomely."

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2390 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، بِمِنًى يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا تَقَاضَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ فَهَمَّ بِهِ أَصْحَابُهُ، فَقَالَ: «دَعُوهُ، فَإِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ الحَقِّ مَقَالًا، وَاشْتَرُوا لَهُ بَعِيرًا فَأَعْطُوهُ إِيَّاهُ» وَقَالُوا: لاَ نَجِدُ إِلَّا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سِنِّهِ، قَالَ: «اشْتَرُوهُ، فَأَعْطُوهُ إِيَّاهُ، فَإِنَّ خَيْرَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً»

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2391. Narrated Hudhaifa رضي الله عنه: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "Once a man died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your lifetime)?' He replied, 'I was a businessman and used to give time to the rich to repay his debt and (used to) deduct part of the debt of the poor.' So he was forgiven (his sins.)" Abū Mas'ūd said, "I heard the same (Hadīth) from the Prophet ﷺ."

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2391 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ المَلِكِ، عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَاتَ رَجُلٌ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ، فَأَتَجَوَّزُ عَنِ المُوسِرِ، وَأُخَفِّفُ عَنِ المُعْسِرِ، فَغُفِرَ لَهُ " قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ: سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

English translation

2392. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and demanded a camel (the Prophet ﷺ owed him). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ told his companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older and better camel (than what he demands)." (The Prophet ﷺ ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have paid me in full and may Allāh also pay you in full." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Give him, for the best amongst the people is he who repays his debts in the most handsome manner."

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2392 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَقَاضَاهُ بَعِيرًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَعْطُوهُ»، فَقَالُوا: مَا نَجِدُ إِلَّا سِنًّا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سِنِّهِ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَوْفَيْتَنِي أَوْفَاكَ اللَّهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَعْطُوهُ، فَإِنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ أَحْسَنَهُمْ قَضَاءً»

English translation

2393. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ owed a camel of a certain age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet ﷺ ordered his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the same age but found nothing but a camel one year older. The Prophet ﷺ told them to give it to him. The man said, "You have paid me in full, and may Allāh pay you in full." The Prophet ﷺ said, "The best amongst you is he who pays his debts in the most handsome manner."

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2393 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِنٌّ مِنَ الإِبِلِ، فَجَاءَهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَعْطُوهُ»، فَطَلَبُوا سِنَّهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُ إِلَّا سِنًّا فَوْقَهَا، فَقَالَ: «أَعْطُوهُ»، فَقَالَ: أَوْفَيْتَنِي وَفَى اللَّهُ بِكَ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً»

English translation

2394. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: I went to the Prophet ﷺ while he was in the mosque. (Mis'ar thinks, that Jābir went in the forenoon.) The Prophet ﷺ told me to offer two Rak'āt prayer, and then he repayed me the debt he owed me and gave me an extra amount.

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2394 - حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَارِبُ بْنُ دِثَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي المَسْجِدِ - قَالَ مِسْعَرٌ: أُرَاهُ قَالَ: ضُحًى - فَقَالَ: «صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، فَقَضَانِي وَزَادَنِي

English translation

2395. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet ﷺ (and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my garden and exempt my father from the debts, but they refused to do so. So, the Prophet ﷺ did not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning. He came to us early in the morning and wandered among the date-palms and invoked Allāh to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.

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2395 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، أَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ شَهِيدًا، وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، فَاشْتَدَّ الغُرَمَاءُ فِي حُقُوقِهِمْ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوا تَمْرَ حَائِطِي وَيُحَلِّلُوا أَبِي، فَأَبَوْا، فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَائِطِي، وَقَالَ: «سَنَغْدُو عَلَيْكَ»، فَغَدَا عَلَيْنَا حِينَ أَصْبَحَ، فَطَافَ فِي النَّخْلِ وَدَعَا فِي ثَمَرِهَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ، فَجَدَدْتُهَا، فَقَضَيْتُهُمْ، وَبَقِيَ لَنَا مِنْ تَمْرِهَا

English translation

2396. Narrated Jābir bin 'Abdullāh رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: When my father died he owed a Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I requested him to give me respite for repaying but he refused. I requested Allāh's Messenger ﷺ to intercede with the Jew. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ went to the Jew and asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of the debt but the Jew refused. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ entered the garden of the date-palms, wandering among the trees and ordered me (saying), "Pluck (the fruits) and give him his due." So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and gave his thirty Awsuq, and still had seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jābir said: I went to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ to inform of what had happened, but found him offering the Aṣr prayer. After the Ṣalāt (prayer) I told him about the extra fruits which remained. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ told me to inform ('Umar) Ibn Al-Khaṭṭāb about it. When I went to 'Umar and told him about it, 'Umar said, "When Allāh's Messenger ﷺ walked in your garden, I was sure that Allāh would definitely bless it."

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2396 - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ المُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ أَبَاهُ تُوُفِّيَ وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثِينَ وَسْقًا لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ اليَهُودِ، فَاسْتَنْظَرَهُ جَابِرٌ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يُنْظِرَهُ، فَكَلَّمَ جَابِرٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَشْفَعَ لَهُ إِلَيْهِ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَلَّمَ اليَهُودِيَّ لِيَأْخُذَ ثَمَرَ نَخْلِهِ بِالَّذِي لَهُ، فَأَبَى، فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّخْلَ، فَمَشَى فِيهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِجَابِرٍ: «جُدَّ لَهُ، فَأَوْفِ لَهُ الَّذِي لَهُ» فَجَدَّهُ بَعْدَمَا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَوْفَاهُ ثَلاَثِينَ وَسْقًا، وَفَضَلَتْ لَهُ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ وَسْقًا، فَجَاءَ جَابِرٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُخْبِرَهُ بِالَّذِي كَانَ، فَوَجَدَهُ يُصَلِّي العَصْرَ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَخْبَرَهُ بِالفَضْلِ، فَقَالَ: «أَخْبِرْ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ الخَطَّابِ»، فَذَهَبَ جَابِرٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ حِينَ مَشَى فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُبَارَكَنَّ فِيهَا

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2397. Narrated 'Āishah رضي الله عنها: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to invoke Allāh in the Ṣalāt (prayer) saying, "O Allāh, I seek refuge with you from all sins, and from being in debt." Someone said, "O Allāh's Messenger! (I see) very often you seek refuge with Allāh from being in debt." He replied, "If a person is in debt, he tells lies when he speaks, and breaks his promises when he promises."

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2397 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، أَخْبَرَتْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَدْعُو فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَيَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ المَأْثَمِ وَالمَغْرَمِ»، فَقَالَ لَهُ قَائِلٌ: مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تَسْتَعِيذُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنَ المَغْرَمِ؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا غَرِمَ حَدَّثَ فَكَذَبَ، وَوَعَدَ فَأَخْلَفَ»

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2398. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "If someone leaves some property, it will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves some weak offspring, it will be for us to support them."

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2398 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلًّا فَإِلَيْنَا»

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2399. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "I am closer to the believers than their own selves in this world and in the Hereafter, and if you like, you can read Allāh's Statement : "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves..." (V.33:6) So, if a true believer dies and leaves behind some property, it will be for his inheritors (from the father's side), and if he leaves behind some debt to be paid or needy offspring, then they should come to me as I am the guardian of the deceased."

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2399 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ: {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ} [الأحزاب: 6] فَأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ مَالًا فَلْيَرِثْهُ عَصَبَتُهُ مَنْ كَانُوا، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا، فَلْيَأْتِنِي فَأَنَا مَوْلاَهُ "

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2400. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."

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2400 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَخِي وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَطْلُ الغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ»

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2401. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and demanded his debts and used harsh words. The companions of the Prophet ﷺ wanted to harm him, but the Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave him, as the (creditor) (one who has a right) has the full right to demand it (or to speak harshly)."

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2401 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ، فَهَمَّ بِهِ أَصْحَابُهُ، فَقَالَ: «دَعُوهُ فَإِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ الحَقِّ مَقَالًا»

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2402. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "If a man finds his very things with a bankrupt, he has more right to take them back than anyone else."

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2402 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ العَزِيزِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَوْ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ: «مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ - أَوْ إِنْسَانٍ - قَدْ أَفْلَسَ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ»

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2403. Narrated Jābir bin Ṣaḥib رضي الله عنه: A man pledged that his slave would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who will buy the slave from me?"(1) Nu'aim bin 'Abdullāh bought the slave and the Prophet ﷺ took its price and gave it to the owner.

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2403 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ المُعَلِّمُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ غُلاَمًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي؟»، فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، فَأَخَذَ ثَمَنَهُ، فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ

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2404. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ mentioned an Israeli man who asked another Israeli to lend him money, and the latter gave it to him for a fixed period. (Abū Hurairah mentioned the rest of the narration.) [See chapter: Kafāla in loans and debts. Hadith 2291].

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2404 - وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، سَأَلَ بَعْضَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يُسْلِفَهُ، فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى»، فَذَكَرَ الحَدِيثَ

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2405. Narrated Jābir رضي الله عنه: When 'Abdullāh (my father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet ﷺ to intercede with them, yet they refused. The Prophet ﷺ said (to me), "Classify your dates into their different kinds: I'dhq Ibn Zaid, Lean and Ajwa, each kind separately and call all the creditors and wait till I come to you." I did so, and the Prophet ﷺ came and sat beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he paid them fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was before, as if he had not touched them.

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2405 - حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: أُصِيبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، وَتَرَكَ عِيَالًا وَدَيْنًا، فَطَلَبْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ الدَّيْنِ أَنْ يَضَعُوا بَعْضًا مِنْ دَيْنِهِ فَأَبَوْا، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاسْتَشْفَعْتُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَأَبَوْا، فَقَالَ: «صَنِّفْ تَمْرَكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ عَلَى حِدَتِهِ، عِذْقَ ابْنِ زَيْدٍ عَلَى حِدَةٍ، وَاللِّينَ عَلَى حِدَةٍ، وَالعَجْوَةَ عَلَى حِدَةٍ، ثُمَّ أَحْضِرْهُمْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ»، فَفَعَلْتُ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَالَ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ حَتَّى اسْتَوْفَى، وَبَقِيَ التَّمْرُ كَمَا هُوَ، كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُمَسَّ

English translation

2406. (On another occasion) I took part in one of Ghazawāt along with the Prophet ﷺ and I was riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was lagging behind the others. The Prophet ﷺ hit it on its back. He said, "Sell it to me, and you have the right to ride it till Al-Madīna." When we approached Al-Madīna, I took the permission from the Prophet ﷺ to go to my house, saying, "O Allāh's Messenger! I am married recently." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Have you married a virgin or a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said, "I have married a matron, as 'Abdullāh (my father) died and left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a matron who may teach them and bring them up with good manners." The Prophet ﷺ then said (to me), "Go to your family." When I went there and told my maternal uncle about the selling of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet ﷺ had done to the camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet ﷺ arrived, I went to him with the camel in the morning and he gave me the price of the camel and the camel itself, and also my share from the war booty as he gave the other people.

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2406 - وَغَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى نَاضِحٍ لَنَا، فَأَزْحَفَ الجَمَلُ، فَتَخَلَّفَ عَلَيَّ، فَوَكَزَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ، قَالَ: «بِعْنِيهِ وَلَكَ ظَهْرُهُ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ»، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْنَا اسْتَأْذَنْتُ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " فَمَا تَزَوَّجْتَ: بِكْرًا أَمْ ثَيِّبًا "، قُلْتُ: ثَيِّبًا، أُصِيبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، وَتَرَكَ جَوَارِيَ صِغَارًا، فَتَزَوَّجْتُ ثَيِّبًا تُعَلِّمُهُنَّ وَتُؤَدِّبُهُنَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ائْتِ أَهْلَكَ»، فَقَدِمْتُ، فَأَخْبَرْتُ خَالِي بِبَيْعِ الجَمَلِ، فَلاَمَنِي، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِإِعْيَاءِ الجَمَلِ، وَبِالَّذِي كَانَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَوَكْزِهِ إِيَّاهُ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَدَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْجَمَلِ، فَأَعْطَانِي ثَمَنَ الجَمَلِ وَالجَمَلَ، وَسَهْمِي مَعَ القَوْمِ

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2407. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I am often betrayed in bargaining." The Prophet ﷺ advised him, "When you buy something, say (to the seller), 'No deception'." The man used to say so afterwards.

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2407 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنِّي أُخْدَعُ فِي البُيُوعِ، فَقَالَ: " إِذَا بَايَعْتَ فَقُلْ: لاَ خِلاَبَةَ " فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُهُ

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2408. Narrated Al-Mughīra bin Shu'ba رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allāh has forbidden for you (1) to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the poor and others (e.g. charity) and (4) to beg of men (i.e., begging). And Allāh hates for you (1) Qīl and Qāl (sinful and useless talk like backbiting or that you talk too much about others), (2) to ask too many questions, (in disputed religious matters), and (3) to waste the wealth (by extravagance with lack of wisdom and thinking)."

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2408 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ وَرَّادٍ مَوْلَى المُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ المُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ: عُقُوقَ الأُمَّهَاتِ، وَوَأْدَ البَنَاتِ، وَمَنَعَ وَهَاتِ، وَكَرِهَ لَكُمْ قِيلَ وَقَالَ، وَكَثْرَةَ السُّؤَالِ، وَإِضَاعَةَ المَالِ "

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2409. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar رضي الله عنه: I heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for what is in his custody. The ruler is a guardian of his subjects and responsible for them; a husband is a guardian of his family and is responsible for it; a lady is a guardian of her husband's house and is responsible for it, and a servant is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it." I heard that from Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and I think that the Prophet ﷺ also said, "A man is a guardian of his father's property and is responsible for it; so all of you are guardians and responsible for your wards and things under your care."

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2409 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، أَنَّهُ: سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَالإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالمَرْأَةُ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا رَاعِيَةٌ وَهِيَ مَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهَا، وَالخَادِمُ فِي مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ»، قَالَ: فَسَمِعْتُ هَؤُلاَءِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَحْسِبُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «وَالرَّجُلُ فِي مَالِ أَبِيهِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ»