Hadith 34

Sahih Muslim

Book 22: The Book of Musaqah

Chapter 6

The virute of giving more time to one who is suffering difficulty, and letting those go who are suffering difficulty and those who are well off

باب فَضْلِ إِنْظَارِ الْمُعْسِرِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1560c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ، عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏
"‏ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مَاتَ فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ قَالَ فَإِمَّا ذَكَرَ وَإِمَّا ذُكِّرَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ فَكُنْتُ أُنْظِرُ الْمُعْسِرَ وَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي السِّكَّةِ أَوْ فِي النَّقْدِ ‏.‏ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ ‏"
Hudhaifa (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

A person died and he entered Paradise. It was said to him What (act) did you do? (Either he recalled it himself or he was made to recall), he said I used to enter into transactions with people and I gave respite to the insolvent and did not show any strictness in case of accepting a coin or demanding cash payment. (For these acts of his) he was granted pardon. Abu Mas'ud said: I heard this from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman

حذيفة بن اليمان

157 narrations

follower
2

Raba'i bin Harash bin Jahsh

ربعي بن حراش

80 narrations

follower
3

'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-Qabti

عبد الملك بن عمير بن سويد القبطي

195 narrations

successor
4

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
5

Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir

محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير

701 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman -

محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى الزمن

1,116 narrations