حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ هُرْمُزٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ الْمَکِّيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلَعَ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ مِنْ غُرَمَائِهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَی الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَخْلَصَنِي بِمَالِي ثُمَّ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2357
It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah rid Mu'adh bin Jabal of his creditors, then he appointed him governor of Yemen. Mu'adh said: "The Messenger of Allah settled my debts with my creditors using what wealth I had, then he appointed me as governor."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020