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Sunan an-Nasai 3636 (Book 30, Hadith 26) #18250
Clearing Debts with Compassion

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cleared the debts of a man's father who had passed away, without any of the dates being missed.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah narrated that his father was martyred on the Day of Uhud, and he left behind six daughters, and some outstanding debts. When the time to pick the dates came, I went to the Messenger of Allah and said: "You know that my father was martyred on the Day of Uhud and he left behind a great deal of debt. I would like the creditors to see you". He said: "Go and pile up the dates in separate heaps". I did that, then I called him. When they saw him, it was as if they started to put pressure on me at that time. When he saw what they were doing, he went around the biggest heap three times, then he sat on it then said: "Call your companions (the creditors)". Then he kept on weighing them out for them, until Allah cleared all my father's debts. I am pleased that Allah cleared my father's debts without even a single date being missed.
أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، اسْتُشْهِدَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَتَرَكَ سِتَّ بَنَاتٍ وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ جُدَادُ النَّخْلِ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ وَالِدِي اسْتُشْهِدَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَتَرَكَ دَيْنًا كَثِيرًا وَإِنِيِّ أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرَاكَ الْغُرَمَاءُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَبَيْدِرْ كُلَّ تَمْرٍ عَلَى نَاحِيَةٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَفَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُهُ فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ كَأَنَّمَا أُغْرُوا بِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا يَصْنَعُونَ أَطَافَ حَوْلَ أَعْظَمِهَا بَيْدَرًا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُ أَصْحَابَكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَمَا زَالَ يَكِيلُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى أَدَّى اللَّهُ أَمَانَةَ وَالِدِي وَأَنَا رَاضٍ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ اللَّهُ أَمَانَةَ وَالِدِي لَمْ تَنْقُصْ تَمْرَةً وَاحِدَةً‏.‏
TOPICS
debt  *  compassion  *  generosity  *  gratitude  *  qarz  *  rahmah  *  jariyah  *  shukr

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous towards those in need; show compassion; be grateful for what you have been given by Allah SWT; turn to Him in prayer and faith when you are struggling or feeling overwhelmed; help others pay off their debts if you can afford it; remember that Allah will always provide us with what we need if we trust Him enough to ask Him for help.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's compassion and generosity towards those in need. In this case, Jabir bin 'Abdullah was struggling to pay off his father's debt after he passed away. He went to the Prophet for help and asked him to speak with the creditors. The Prophet then went around a pile of dates three times before sitting on it and calling for all of Jabir's creditors. He then weighed out dates until all of his father's debts were paid off without any single date being missed from the pile. This story teaches us that we should always be generous and compassionate towards those in need, as well as grateful for what we have been given by Allah SWT. We should also remember that Allah SWT will always provide us with what we need if we turn to Him in prayer and faith.

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