Hadith 148

Sahih Muslim

Book 22: The Book of Musaqah

Chapter 22

It is permissible to lend animals and it is recommended to pay in full, giving something better than that which ts owed

باب مَنِ اسْتَسْلَفَ شَيْئًا فَقَضَى خَيْرًا مِنْهُ وَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"‏ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1600b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، سَمِعْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ اسْتَسْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَكْرًا ‏.‏ بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"
Abu Rafi', the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), said:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took as a loan (the rest of the hadith is the same), but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said: Good amongst the servants of Allah is he who is best in paying off the debt.

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

'Ata ibn Yasar

عطاء بن يسار أبو محمد مولى ميمونة

189 narrations

follower
2

Zayd bin Aslam

زيد بن أسلم

244 narrations

successor
3

Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir

محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير

701 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Khalid bin Mukhallad al-Qatwani

خالد بن مخلد القطواني

79 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' -

محمد بن العلاء أبو كريب

782 narrations