حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَوْلَی بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ اقْرَئُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَی بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ مَاتَ وَتَرَکَ مَالًا فَلْيَرِثْهُ عَصَبَتُهُ مَنْ کَانُوا وَمَنْ تَرَکَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَلْيَأْتِنِي فَأَنَا مَوْلَاهُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 2399
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I am closer to the believers than their selves in this world and in the Hereafter, and if you like, you can read Allah's Statement: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves." (33.6) So, if a true believer dies and leaves behind some property, it will be for his inheritors (from the father's side), and if he leaves behind some debt to be paid or needy offspring, then they should come to me as I am the guardian of the deceased."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020