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Sahih al-Bukhari 2705 (Book 53, Hadith 15) #2587
The Virtue of Forgiveness in Debts

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being lenient and forgiving when it comes to debts.

Narrated Aisha: Once Allah's Messenger heard the loud voices of some opponents quarreling at the door. One of them was appealing to the other to deduct his debt and asking him to be lenient but the other was saying, "By Allah I will not do so". Allah's Messenger went out to them and said, "Who is the one who was swearing by Allah that he would not do a favor?" That man said, "I am that person, O Allah's Messenger ! I will give my opponent whatever he wishes".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أُمَّهُ، عَمْرَةَ بِنْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ تَقُولُ سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَوْتَ خُصُومٍ بِالْبَابِ عَالِيَةٍ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا، وَإِذَا أَحَدُهُمَا يَسْتَوْضِعُ الآخَرَ، وَيَسْتَرْفِقُهُ فِي شَىْءٍ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَفْعَلُ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَيْنَ الْمُتَأَلِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ لاَ يَفْعَلُ الْمَعْرُوفَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَلَهُ أَىُّ ذَلِكَ أَحَبَّ‏.‏

TOPICS
debt  *  leniency  *  forgiveness  *  mercy  *  qarz  *  rifq  *  afw  *  rahmah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be merciful and forgiving towards those who owe you money; show them kindness so they can pay off their debt without difficulty or hardship; appeal for leniency instead of demanding payment right away; do not swear by Allah in anger or frustration; listen carefully before making decisions or judgments on matters involving others' affairs .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of being lenient and forgiving when it comes to debts. Allah's Messenger heard two people quarreling at the door, one asking for his debt to be deducted and the other refusing. When Allah's Messenger asked who was refusing, he immediately changed his mind and said he would give whatever his opponent wished. This teaches us that we should always be merciful and forgiving when it comes to debts, as this is what Allah expects from us. We should not be too strict or demanding with our debtors, but instead show them mercy so that they can pay off their debt without too much difficulty or hardship.

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