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Sahih Muslim 1601a (Book 22, Hadith 149) #11222
The Virtue of Paying Off Debts

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of paying off debts and being kind to those who are owed money.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger owed (something) to a person. He behaved in an uncivil manner with him. This vexed the Companions of the Prophet , whereupon Allah's Apostle said: He who has a right is entitled to speak, and said to them (his Companions): Buy a camel for him and give that to him. They said: We do not find a camel (of that age) but one with better age than that. He said: Buy that and give that to him, for best of you or best amongst you are those who are best in paying off debt.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ فَهَمَّ بِهِ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ إِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ مَقَالاً - فَقَالَ لَهُمُ - اشْتَرُوا لَهُ سِنًّا فَأَعْطُوهُ إِيَّاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا لاَ نَجِدُ إِلاَّ سِنًّا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ سِنِّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاشْتَرُوهُ فَأَعْطُوهُ إِيَّاهُ فَإِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِكُمْ - أَوْ خَيْرَكُمْ - أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً

TOPICS
debt  *  kindness  *  payment  *  qarz  *  hilm  *  tasleem

QUICK LESSONS:
Pay your debts on time and be respectful towards those you owe money too.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of paying off debts in a timely manner and being kind to those who are owed money. It was narrated by Abu Huraira, a companion of Prophet Muhammad, that Allah's Messenger was owed something by someone who behaved in an uncivil manner. His companions were vexed by this person's behavior, but Allah's Apostle reminded them that he has a right to speak since he is owed something. He then instructed them to buy a camel for the man as payment for his debt and even if they could not find one with the exact age they should still buy it anyway as it is better for people to pay their debts than anything else. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to pay our debts on time and be respectful towards those we owe money too, no matter how they may behave towards us.

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