أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ وَهُوَ الْأَزْرَقُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَکَرِيَّا عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ تُوُفِّيَ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي تُوُفِّيَ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ وَلَمْ يَتْرُکْ إِلَّا مَا يُخْرِجُ نَخْلُهُ وَلَا يَبْلُغُ مَا يُخْرِجُ نَخْلُهُ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الدَّيْنِ دُونَ سِنِينَ فَانْطَلِقْ مَعِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِکَيْ لَا يُفْحِشَ عَلَيَّ الْغُرَّامُ فَأَتَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدُورُ بَيْدَرًا بَيْدَرًا فَسَلَّمَ حَوْلَهُ وَدَعَا لَهُ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ وَدَعَا الْغُرَّامَ فَأَوْفَاهُمْ وَبَقِيَ مِثْلُ مَا أَخَذُوا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3672
It was narrated from Jabir that his father died owing debts. “I came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: ‘(Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم!) My father has died owing debts, and he has not left anything but what his date-palms produce. What his date- palms produce will not pay off his debts for years. Come with me, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, so that the creditors will not be harsh with me.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم went to each heap, saying Salams and supplicating for it, then sitting on it. He called the creditors and paid them off, and what was left was as much as what they had taken.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020