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Stern Warning Concerning Debt

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The ChaptersOn Charity

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الحديث: 2414 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 807

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2414. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever dies owing a Dinār or a Dirham, it will be paid back from his good deeds, because then there will be no Dinâr or Dirham.” (Sahih)

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2414 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ سَوَاءٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَوَاءٍ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ دِينَارٌ أَوْ دِرْهَمٌ قُضِيَ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ، لَيْسَ ثَمَّ دِينَارٌ وَلَا دِرْهَمٌ»

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If the heirs of the deceased do not pay his debt, it remains the responsibility of the dead, and this debt will be paid off from his virtues on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be a big cause of trouble for him. Rights of human beings have great importance in religious affairs, and the settlements on the Day of Resurrection, regarding the dealings among the people in this world, will depend on their behavior with each other. Barter of virtues and sins will settle the matters of debt on the Day of Resurrection. The lender will get the virtues of the debtor equal to his debt. If the debtor does not have enough virtues to pay the debt, the sins of the lender will be transferred to the debtor's account. Rewards of virtuous deeds should be saved from being wasted. Bad deeds like oppression, tyranny, malice, doing some favor to someone, and then placing him under obligation, are negators of virtues, therefore, these should be avoided.