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Sunan an-Nasai 4694 (Book 44, Hadith 246) #19227
The Reward of Kindness

SUMMARY: This hadith tells us that even small acts of kindness can be rewarded by Allah.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "There was a man who never did any good deed, but he used to lend to people and he would say to this messenger: "Take what can be paid easily and leave what is difficult, let them off, and perhaps Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, said to him: 'Did you ever do any good did? He said: No, but I had a slave and I used to lend to people. When I sent him to collect the debts I said to him: Take what can he paid easily and leave what is difficult; let them off, and perhaps Allah will let us off. Allah, the Most High, said: 'I have let you off"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ رَجُلاً لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ وَكَانَ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُ لِرَسُولِهِ خُذْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ وَاتْرُكْ مَا عَسُرَ وَتَجَاوَزْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا فَلَمَّا هَلَكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ هَلْ عَمِلْتَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ قَالَ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِي غُلاَمٌ وَكُنْتُ أُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَإِذَا بَعَثْتُهُ لِيَتَقَاضَى قُلْتُ لَهُ خُذْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ وَاتْرُكْ مَا عَسُرَ وَتَجَاوَزْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا ‏.‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى قَدْ تَجَاوَزْتُ عَنْكَ

TOPICS
kindness  *  lending  *  debt  *  mercy  *  ihsaan  *  qard  *  qarz  *  rahmah

QUICK LESSONS:
Showing mercy towards others when collecting debts or lending money .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the reward for doing good deeds. It tells us that even small acts of kindness can be rewarded by Allah. The story in this hadith is about a man who never did any good deed but he used to lend money to people and would tell his messenger to take what could be paid easily and leave what was difficult. In other words, he showed mercy when collecting debts from people. Allah then rewarded him for his act of mercy by forgiving him for all his sins. This teaches us that we should always show mercy and kindness towards others as it will be rewarded by Allah in the hereafter. We should also remember that no matter how small our good deeds are they will still be noticed and appreciated by Allah Almighty.

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