Hadith 20

Sahih Muslim

Book 22: The Book of Musaqah

Chapter 4

It is recommended to waive debts

باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْوَضْعِ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ

Sahih Muslim 1556a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ أُصِيبَ رَجُلٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثِمَارٍ ابْتَاعَهَا فَكَثُرَ دَيْنُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَصَدَّقَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ وَفَاءَ دَيْنِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِغُرَمَائِهِ ‏"‏ خُذُوا مَا وَجَدْتُمْ وَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ إِلاَّ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleeased with him) reported that in the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a man suffered loss in fruits he had bought and his debt increased; so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told (the people) to give him charity and they gave him charity, but that was not enough to pay the debt in full, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to his creditors:

" Take what you find, you will have nothing but alms.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

أبو سعيد سعد بن مالك بن سنان الخدري

875 narrations

follower
2

'Ayyad bin 'Abdullah bin Sa'd

عياض بن عبد الله بن سعد بن أبي سرح

33 narrations

follower
3

Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj

بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج

146 narrations

successor
4

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations