أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بُکَيْرِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ أُصِيبَ رَجُلٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ثِمَارٍ ابْتَاعَهَا وَکَثُرَ دَيْنُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ فَتَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِکَ وَفَائَ دَيْنِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خُذُوا مَا وَجَدْتُمْ وَلَيْسَ لَکُمْ إِلَّا ذَلِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4693
It was narrated that Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said: “At the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم a man suffered loss of some fruit that he had purchased, and his debts increased. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Give him charity.’ So the people gave him charity, but that was not enough to pay off his debts. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Take what you find, but you have no right to more than that.” (meaning his creditors). (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020