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Sunan Ibn Majah 2433 (Book 15, Hadith 44) #31785
Paying Off Debts

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised Sa'd bin Atwal to pay off his brother's debt, even if the claimant had no proof.

It was narrated from Sa'd bin Atwal that : his brother died, leaving behind three hundred Dirham and dependents".I wanted to spend (his money) on his dependents, but the Prophet said: 'Your brother is being detained by his debt, so pay it off for him'." He said "O Messenger of Allah , I have paid it off apart from two Dinar, which a woman is claiming but she has no proof". He said: "Give them to her for she is telling the truth".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ الأَطْوَلِ، أَنَّ أَخَاهُ، مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ ثَلاَثَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَتَرَكَ عِيَالاً فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُنْفِقَهَا عَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَخَاكَ مُحْتَبَسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ إِلاَّ دِينَارَيْنِ ادَّعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَعْطِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَّةٌ

TOPICS
debt  *  payment  *  trustworthiness  *  truthfulness

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize paying one’s own debts over other expenses; Be honest in one’s dealings with others; Believe those who are truthful in their claims even if they don't have any proof; Be responsible for one’s own debts; Take responsibility for fulfilling obligations towards others; Respect agreements made between parties involved in transactions or contracts etc.; Uphold justice and fairness etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of paying off debts. It was narrated from Sa'd bin Atwal that his brother died, leaving behind three hundred Dirham and dependents. He wanted to spend the money on his dependents but the Prophet advised him to pay off his brother's debt first. Even though there was a woman claiming two Dinar without any proof, he still told him to give it to her as she was telling the truth. This hadith teaches us that we should always prioritize paying our debts over other expenses and also trust people who are truthful in their claims even if they don't have any proof. We should also be honest in our dealings with others so that we can be trusted by them too.

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