One Who Finds His Exact Property With A Man Who Has Become Bankrupt
Darussalam · Volume 3
13. The Chapters On RulingsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2361 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 791
Source no. 2361 · Volume 5 · Page 361
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٥ / ٢٧١)
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2361. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Any man who dies and has the property of another man, whether he paid something towards it or not, (the owner of those goods) is like any other creditor." (Hasan)
2361 - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْيَمَانُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الزُّبَيْدِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ مَاتَ وَعِنْدَهُ مَالُ امْرِئٍ بِعَيْنِهِ، اقْتَضَى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، أَوْ لَمْ يَقْتَضِ، فَهُوَ أُسْوَةٌ الْغُرَمَاءِ»
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If a person borrowed some cash from someone, and the borrower dies before using the cash; the lender cannot claim the whole amount of cash to be repaid to him only; for example: he claims that these are the same notes borrowed from him. This creditor will be just like the other creditors. If the other creditors are repaid fully then he will be repaid fully; otherwise if the debt is more than the debtor's inheritance, the lender of cash will be paid a lesser amount in proportion to the amount paid to the other creditors. So, in this matter, the cash and other things are not treated equally; as in the case of goods, the creditor may take his goods back. As mentioned in Hadith 2359, comment c.
Testimony is that a person tells an account about something accurately as he/she sees and hears. * Only those things should be informed of as testimony which have been seen by the eyes or heard by the ears. Uncertain testimony must not be given. * Two trustworthy persons should testify to the honesty and trustworthiness of the witness. * A false witness should be given some sort of punishment in order to make an example of him for other people in the future.