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Sahih Muslim 2795a (Book 52, Hadith 18) #14117
Refusing to Deny Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who refused to pay his debt unless the creditor denied Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The creditor refused and the verse from Surah Maryam was revealed.

Khabbab reported that Al-'As b. Wa'il owed debt to me. I came to him in order to demand that. He said: I will never repay you unless you belie Muhammad. I said: I would never belie Muhammad until you die and you are again raised up. He said: When I would be raised up after death, I would repay your debt when I would get my property and children back. Waki' said: This is how Al-A'mash has narrated and it was on this occasion that this verse was revealed: "Hast thou seen him who disbelieves in Our message and says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children" (xix, 77) up to "he would come to Us alone" (xix, 80).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ كَانَ لِي عَلَى الْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ دَيْنٌ فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ فَقَالَ لِي لَنْ أَقْضِيَكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ - قَالَ - فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي لَنْ أَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَمَبْعُوثٌ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْمَوْتِ فَسَوْفَ أَقْضِيكَ إِذَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مَالٍ وَوَلَدٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكِيعٌ كَذَا قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لأُوتَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا‏}‏
TOPICS
debt  *  belief  *  refusal  *  revelation  *  qarz  *  iman  *  inqataaa

QUICK LESSONS:
Believe in Allah's message , Fulfill your obligations

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Khabbab who was owed money by another man named Al-'As b. Wa'il. When Khabbab asked for repayment of his debt, Al-'As b. Wa'il said he would only repay him if he denied Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However, Khabbab refused and said he would never deny the Prophet until after death. At this point, Allah revealed a verse from Surah Maryam which speaks of those who deny His message and how they will be alone on the Day of Judgment. This hadith teaches us that we should never deny our faith in order to gain something materialistic or worldly as it will not benefit us in any way on the Day of Judgment. We should also strive to fulfill our debts as much as possible so that we can be rewarded for it in the hereafter.

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