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255. Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī narrated: "During the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, a man suffered a loss on fruits that he had sold, resulting in more debt. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Give him charity.' So the people gave him charity but it did not cover his debt.
So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to his debtors: 'Take what you have and there is nothing for you but that.'" (Sahīh)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from 'Āishah, Juwairiyah, and Anas.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Abū Sa'eed is a Hasan Sahīh Hadīth.
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If a person made an enormous, unbearable and unrecoverable loss in business and making up this loss is out of his control and ability; such a person should be aided with charity and alms.
