Volume 3, Book 41, Number 587:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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Allah’s Apostle said, “If a man finds his very things with a bankrupt, he has more right to take
them back than anyone else.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 578:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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The Prophet owed a camel of a certain age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet
ordered his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the same age but found nothing but
a camel one year older. The Prophet told them to give it to him. The man said, “You have paid me in
full, and may Allah pay you in full.” The Prophet said, “The best amongst you is he who pays his debts
in the most handsome manner.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 579:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
I went to the Prophet while he was in the Mosque. (Mis’ar thinks, that Jabir went in the forenoon.)
After the Prophet told me to pray two Rakat, he repayed me the debt he owed me and gave me an ex –
tra amount.
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 580:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors de –
manded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it). He told them to
take the fruits of my garden and exempt my father from the debts but they refused to do so. So, the
Prophet did not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning. He
came to us early in the morning and wandered among the datepalms and invoked Allah to bless their
fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 581:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
When my father died he owed a Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I requested him to give me respite for
repaying but he refused. I requested Allah’s Apostle to intercede with the Jew. Allah’s Apostle went to
the Jew and asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of the debt but the Jew refused. Allah’s
Apostle entered the garden of the date-palms, wandering among the trees and ordered me (saying),
“Pluck (the fruits) and give him his due.” So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of Allah’s
Apostle and gave his thirty Awsuq, and still had seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jabir said: I went
to Allah’s Apostle to inform of what had happened, but found him praying the ‘Asr prayer. After the
prayer I told him about the extra fruits which remained. Allah’s Apostle told me to inform (Umar)
Ibn Al-Khatab about it. When I went to ‘Umar and told him about it, ‘Umar said, “When Allah’s
Apostle walked in your garden, I was sure that Allah would definitely bless it.”
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Volume 3, Book 41, Number 582:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying, “O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all
sins, and from being in debt.” Someone said, O Allah’s Apostle! (I see you) very often you seek refuge
with Allah from being in debt. He replied, “If a person is in debt, he tells lies when he speaks, and
breaks his promises when he promises.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 576:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Once a man died and was asked, ‘What did you use to say (or do) (in
your life time)?’ He replied, ‘I was a business-man and used to give time to the rich to repay his debt
and (used to) deduct part of the debt of the poor.’ So he was forgiven (his sins.)” Abu Masud said, “I
heard the same (Hadith) from the Prophet.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 577:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet and demanded a camel (the Prophet owed him). Allah’s Apostle told his
companions to give him (a camel). They said, “We do not find except an older camel (than what he
demands). (The Prophet ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, “You have paid me in
full and may Allah also pay you in full.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Give him, for the best amongst the
people is he who repays his debts in the most handsome manner.”