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Sunan Ibn Majah 1758 (Book 7, Hadith 121) #31110
Paying Off Debts to Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ taught that the right of Allah is greater than any debt, and that if a person owes something, it should be paid off.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "A woman came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my sister has died and she owed a fast of two consecutive months.’ He said: 'Do you not think that if your sister owed a debt, you would pay it off for her?’ She said: 'Of course.’ He said: 'The right of Allah is greater.’"
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ، وَالْحَكَمِ، وَسَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، وَعَطَاءٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُخْتِي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُخْتِكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ تَقْضِينَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَحَقُّ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ

TOPICS
debt  *  right  *  obligation

QUICK LESSONS:
Fulfill your obligations towards God; prioritize God’s rights over worldly matters; remember religious duties such as prayer and fasting etc.; honor your commitments towards God; recognize God’s greatness above all things in this world .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about the importance of fulfilling our obligations to Allah. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that a woman came to the Prophet and told him her sister had died and owed two months of fasting. The Prophet asked her if she would pay off any debt her sister owed, and she said yes. He then said that the right of Allah is greater than any debt we owe Him. This means we must fulfill our obligations to Him first before anything else, as His rights are more important than anything else in this world. We must remember this when it comes to fulfilling our religious duties such as prayer, fasting, charity etc., as these are all obligations we have towards Allah which must be fulfilled before anything else in life.

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