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Sahih al-Bukhari 3480

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, ‘If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.’…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ، لَعَلَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا. قَالَ فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, ‘If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.’ So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, পূর্বযুগে কোন এক লোক ছিল, যে মানুষকে ঋণ প্রদান করত। সে তার কর্মচারীকে বলে দিত, তুমি যখন কোন গরীবের নিকট টাকা আদায় করতে যাও, তখন তাকে মাফ করে দিও। হয়ত আল্লাহ্ তা‘আলা এ কারণে আমাকে ক্ষমা করে দিবেন। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেন, যখন সে আল্লাহ্ তা‘আলার সাক্ষাৎ লাভ করল, তখন আল্লাহ্ তাকে ক্ষমা করে দিলেন। (২০৭৮)

ہم سے عبدالعزیز بن عبداللہ نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے ابراہیم بن سعد نے بیان کیا ان سے ابن شہاب نے ان سے عبیداللہ بن عبداللہ بن عتبہ نے اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”ایک شخص لوگوں کو قرض دیا کرتا تھا اور اپنے نوکروں کو اس نے یہ کہہ رکھا تھا کہ جب تم کسی کو مفلس پاؤ ( جو میرا قرض دار ہو ) تو اسے معاف کر دیا کرو۔

ممکن ہے اللہ تعالیٰ بھی ہمیں معاف فرما دے۔“ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”جب وہ اللہ تعالیٰ سے ملا تو اللہ نے اسے بخش دیا۔“

Ebu Hureyre r.a.'dan rivayete göre Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurdu: "İnsanlara borç veren bir adam vardı. O yanındaki görevliye şöyle diyordu: Ödeme zorluğu çeken birisine gidecek olursan onun borcunu affet. Belki Allah da bizi affeder. (Allah Resulü) buyurdu ki: Allah'ın huzuruna çıktı ve onu affetti

Sahih al-Bukhari 3480, Book 60, Prophets, Hadith 147. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) talks about a man who used to give loans to people or sell to them with deferred payment. He used to say to his servant who would collect debts from the people: When you go to a debtor and find him unable to repay the debt, "overlook his debt", either by giving him respite or not pressing him to pay, or by accepting the little he offers, though it falls below the due amount.

He did that in the hope that Allah would pardon and forgive him. When he died, Allah forgave him and overlooked his sins.

What it teaches

  • Dealing with people in a benevolent and forgiving manner and overlooking the debts of those who are insolvent is one of the greatest means of salvation on the Day of Judgment.
  • Benevolence towards people, sincerity toward Allah, and hoping for His mercy are the means for the forgiveness of sins.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abd al-al-Aziz ibn Abdullah al-UvaisiTold us, Fourth generation, died 211 AH
  3. 3Ibrahim ibn SadTold us, Third generation, died 182 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn UtbahFrom, Successor, died 94 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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