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Sunan Abi Dawud 3328 (Book 23, Hadith 3) #23618
Paying Debts with Good Intentions

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ stood as a surety for a man who owed another man ten dinars and paid off the debt when the debtor was unable to.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man seized his debtor who owed ten dinars to him. He said to him: I swear by Allah, I shall not leave you until you pay off (my debt) to me or bring a surety. The Prophet stood as a surety for him. He then brought as much (money) as he promised. The Prophet asked: From where did you acquire this gold? He replied: From a mine. He said: We have no need of it; there is no good in it. Then the Messenger of Allah paid (the debt) on his behalf.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي عَمْرٍو - عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، لَزِمَ غَرِيمًا لَهُ بِعَشْرَةِ دَنَانِيرَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُفَارِقُكَ حَتَّى تَقْضِيَنِي أَوْ تَأْتِيَنِي بِحَمِيلٍ فَتَحَمَّلَ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ فَأَتَاهُ بِقَدْرِ مَا وَعَدَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَصَبْتَ هَذَا الذَّهَبَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ مِنْ مَعْدِنٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهَا وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَضَاهَا عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
debt  *  payment  *  surety  *  mine  *  qarz  *  tahsil  *  kafil  *  madan  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Help others in need without expecting anything back , Be mindful of your intentions when helping others
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's willingness to help those in need. In this case, he acted as a surety for a man who owed another man ten dinars. When the debtor was unable to pay his debt, the Prophet paid it on his behalf from where he acquired it from - a mine. The Prophet then said that there is no good in it and refused to accept any of it for himself. This hadith teaches us that we should be willing to help others in need and not expect anything in return; even if we are able to do something small like paying someone's debt or helping them out financially, we should do so without expecting anything back from them. We should also be mindful of our intentions when doing so; if our intention is pure and selfless then Allah will reward us greatly for our good deeds.

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