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Sunan an-Nasai 4619 (Book 44, Hadith 171) #19152
Repaying Debts with Excellence

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that the best of people are those who are best in repaying their debts.

Irbad bin Saryah said: "I lent a young camel to the Messenger of Allah, and I came to ask him to repay me. He said: 'Yes, I will only repay you with a superior she-camel'. so he repaid me and repaid me well. Then a Bedouin came to him to ask to repay him a camel of a certain age, and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Give him a camel of certain age'. On that day they gave him a mature camel and he said: 'This is better than my camel'. He (The Prophet) Said:' The best of you is the one who is best in repaying'.''
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ هَانِئٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ، يَقُولُ بِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بَكْرًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَجَلْ لاَ أَقْضِيكَهَا إِلاَّ نَجِيبَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَضَانِي فَأَحْسَنَ قَضَائِي وَجَاءَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَتَقَاضَاهُ سِنَّهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَعْطُوهُ سِنًّا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَوْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَمَلاً فَقَالَ هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ سِنِّي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ قَضَاءً

TOPICS
repayment  *  debt  *  excellence

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for excellence when repaying your debts; be honest and trustworthy; be generous in your repayment; do more than what is expected of you.

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad's hadith teaches us that it is important to repay our debts with excellence. He demonstrated this by repaying a debt he owed to Irbad bin Saryah with a superior she-camel, and then when another Bedouin asked him to repay him a camel of a certain age, he gave him an even better one. This shows us that we should always strive to do more than what is expected of us when it comes to repaying our debts. We should not just settle for the minimum but instead try our best to exceed expectations and be generous in our repayment. This hadith also teaches us about being honest and trustworthy; if we owe someone something, we must make sure that we pay them back as soon as possible so they can trust us again.

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