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Jami at-Tirmidhi 716 (Book 8, Hadith 35) #26281
The Rights of Allah Above All Else

SUMMARY: The Prophet taught that the rights of Allah are more important than any other obligations.

Ibn Abbas narrated: "A woman came to the Prophet and said: 'My sister died while she had two consecutive months of fasting due'. So he said: 'Do you not see that if there was a debt due from your sister then you would have to pay it?' She said: 'Yes'. He said: 'Then the right of Allah is more appropriate'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، وَمُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، وَعَطَاءٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أُخْتِي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُخْتِكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ تَقْضِينَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَحَقُّ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَائِشَةَ

TOPICS
obligations  *  rights  *  debt

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize religious obligations , Fulfill one's duties towards God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of fulfilling the rights of Allah above all else. A woman came to the Prophet and told him that her sister had died while she was fasting for two consecutive months, and asked if she could be forgiven for not completing them. The Prophet replied by asking her if there was a debt due from her sister, would she have to pay it? When she said yes, he said that the right of Allah is more appropriate. This teaches us that we should prioritize fulfilling our obligations to Allah over any other commitments or duties we may have in life. We should strive to fulfill our religious duties first before anything else, as this will bring us closer to God and help us lead a righteous life.

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