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Sunan Ibn Majah 2430 (Book 15, Hadith 41) #31782
The Virtue of Lending Money

SUMMARY: A man lends money to another man and when the latter pays it back, he treats him harshly. The lender then reveals that he was inspired by a hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which states that if a Muslim lends something to another Muslim twice, it will be like giving charity once.

It was narrated that Qais bin Rumi said: "Sulaiman bin Udhunan lent 'Alqamah one thousand Dirham until he got his salary, When he got his salary, he demanded that he pay him back and treated him harshly. He paid him back, and it was as if 'Alqamah was angry. Several months passed then he came to him and said: 'Lend me one thousand Dirham until my salary comes'. He said 'Yes, it would be an honor. O Umm 'Utbah! Bring me that sealed leather bag that you have'. He said: 'By Allah(SWT), these are your Dirham that you paid back to me; I did not touch a single Dirham., ' What made you do what you did to me (ie, treat me so harshly)?' He said: 'What I heard from you'. He said: 'What did you hear from me?' He said: 'I heard you narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet said: "There is no Muslim who lends something to another Muslim twice, but it will be like giving charity once".He said: 'That is what Ibn Mas'ud told me'. "
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يُسَيْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ رُومِيٍّ، قَالَ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أُذُنَانٍ يُقْرِضُ عَلْقَمَةَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ إِلَى عَطَائِهِ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ عَطَاؤُهُ تَقَاضَاهَا مِنْهُ وَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَقَضَاهُ فَكَأَنَّ عَلْقَمَةَ غَضِبَ فَمَكَثَ أَشْهُرًا ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ أَقْرِضْنِي أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ إِلَى عَطَائِي قَالَ نَعَمْ وَكَرَامَةً يَا أُمَّ عُتْبَةَ هَلُمِّي تِلْكَ الْخَرِيطَةَ الْمَخْتُومَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدَكِ ‏.‏ فَجَاءَتْ بِهَا فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَدَرَاهِمُكَ الَّتِي قَضَيْتَنِي مَا حَرَّكْتُ مِنْهَا دِرْهَمًا وَاحِدًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلِلَّهِ أَبُوكَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ بِي ‏.‏ قَالَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنِّي قَالَ سَمِعْتُكَ تَذْكُرُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُقْرِضُ مُسْلِمًا قَرْضًا مَرَّتَيْنِ إِلاَّ كَانَ كَصَدَقَتِهَا مَرَّةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْبَأَنِي ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ

TOPICS
lending  *  money  *  charity  *  virtue  *  qard  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Help others financially without expecting anything in return except Allah's reward .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the virtue of lending money to other Muslims. It is narrated by Qais bin Rumi who tells us about an incident between Sulaiman bin Udhunan and 'Alqamah. Sulaiman lent 'Alqamah one thousand Dirham until he got his salary, When he got his salary, 'Alqamah paid him back but treated him harshly. Several months later, 'Alqamah came back asking for another loan from Sulaiman and this time Sulaiman was more than happy to lend him the money as well as treat him kindly. He revealed that what made him do so was a hadith from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). According to this hadith if a Muslim lends something to another Muslim twice, it will be like giving charity once. This teaches us how important it is for Muslims to help each other out financially in times of need without expecting anything in return except Allah's reward in the hereafter. It also shows us how generous we should be with our wealth even if we are not wealthy ourselves because Allah rewards those who give generously even if they have little themselves.

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