أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ وَابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ إِذَا تُوُفِّيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ سَأَلَ هَلْ تَرَکَ لِدَيْنِهِ مِنْ قَضَائٍ فَإِنْ قَالُوا نَعَمْ صَلَّی عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ صَلُّوا عَلَی صَاحِبِکُمْ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَی رَسُولِهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَنَا أَوْلَی بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَمَنْ تُوُفِّيَ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَعَلَيَّ قَضَاؤُهُ وَمَنْ تَرَکَ مَالًا فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1969
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that if a believer died with debts outstanding, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم would ask whether he had left behind anything to pay off his debts. If they said yes, he would pray for him, but if they said no, he would say: “Pray for your companion.” Then, when Allah made His Messenger rich through conquest, he said: “I am closer to ie believers than their own selves. Whoever dies and leaves behind a ,,t, I will pay it, and whoever ayes behind wealth, it is for his heirs.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020