أَخْبَرَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْقُوْمَسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ کَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُصَلِّي عَلَی رَجُلٍ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَأُتِيَ بِمَيْتٍ فَسَأَلَ أَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ قَالُوا نَعَمْ عَلَيْهِ دِينَارَانِ قَالَ صَلُّوا عَلَی صَاحِبِکُمْ قَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ هُمَا عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَصَلَّی عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَی رَسُولِهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَنَا أَوْلَی بِکُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ مَنْ تَرَکَ دَيْنًا فَعَلَيَّ وَمَنْ تَرَکَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1968
It was narrated that Jabir said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم would not pray for a man who owed a debt. A deceased person was brought to him and he said: ‘Does he owe any debt?’ They said: ‘Yes, he owes two Dinars.’ He said: ‘Pray for your companion.’ Abu Qatadah said: ‘I will pay them, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ So he prayed for him. Then, when Allah made His Messenger rich through conquest, he said: ‘I am closer to each believer than his own self. Whoever leaves behind a debt, I will pay it, and whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his heirs.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020