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English translation
2409. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin Ja'far that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh will be with the borrower until he pays off his debt, so long as it (the loan) is not for something that Allāh dislikes." (Hasan)
He (the narrator) said: "Abdullāh bin Ja'far used to say to his store keeper (i.e., the one entrusted with his wealth): 'Go and take out a loan for me, for I
would hate to spend the night without Allāh being with me, after I heard that from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." (Hasan)
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Commentary
If there is a dire need of money for some good deed, one can borrow it, but one should not borrow for extravagant and worthless rites and customs, like un-Islamic customs in marriage and food parties after the burial etc. Such parties are innovations in Islam.
