Chapter 42 - Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property and Bankruptcy
Chapter 42 - Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property and Bankruptcy
Chapter 42 - Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property and Bankruptcy
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari
Hadith no: 577
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
While I was in the company of the Prophet (SAW) in one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached Medina, I took the camel to him in the morning and he paid me its price.
Hadith no: 578
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Amash
When we were with Ibrahim, we talked about mortgaging in deals of Salam. Ibrahim narrated from Aswad that 'Aisha had said, "The Prophet (SAW) bought some foodstuff on credit from a Jew and mortgaged an iron armour to him."
Hadith no: 579
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever takes the money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to destroy it, then Allah will destroy him."
Hadith no: 580
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Dhar
Once, while I was in the company of the Prophet (SAW), he saw the mountain of Uhud and said, "I would not like to have this mountain turned into gold for me unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me for more than three days (i.e. I will spend all of it in Allah's Cause), except that Dinar which I will keep for repaying debts." Then he said, "Those who are rich in this world would have little reward in the Hereafter except those who spend their money here and there (in Allah's Cause), and they are few in number." Then he ordered me to stay at my place and went not far away. I heard a voice and intended to go to him but I remembered his order, "Stay at your place till I return." On his return I said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! (What was) that noise which I heard?" He said, "Did you hear anything?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Gabriel came and said to me, 'Whoever amongst your followers dies, worshipping none along with Allah, will enter Paradise.' " I said, "Even if he did such-and-such things (i.e. even if he stole or committed illegal sexual intercourse)" He said, "Yes."
Hadith no: 581
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that it should remain with me for more than three days, except an amount which I would keep for repaying debts."
Hadith no: 582
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
A man demanded his debts from Allah's Apostle (SAW) in such a rude manner that the companions of the Prophet (SAW) intended to harm him, but the Prophet (SAW) said, "Leave him, no doubt, for he (the creditor) has the right to demand it (harshly). Buy a camel and give it to him." They said, "The camel that is available is older than the camel he demands. "The Prophet (SAW) said, "Buy it and give it to him, for the best among you are those who repay their debts handsomely."
Hadith no: 583
Narrated / Authority Of: Hudhaifa
I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying, "Once a man died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your life time)?' He replied, 'I was a business-man and used to give time to the rich to repay his debt and (used to) deduct part of the debt of the poor.' So he was forgiven (his sins.)" Abu Masud said, "I heard the same (Hadith) from the Prophet (SAW)."
Hadith no: 584
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
A man came to the Prophet (SAW) and demanded a camel (the Prophet (SAW) owed him). Allah's Apostle (SAW) told his companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older camel (than what he demands). (The Prophet (SAW) ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have paid me in full and may Allah also pay you in full." Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Give him, for the best amongst the people is he who repays his debts in the most handsome manner."
Hadith no: 585
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) owed a camel of a certain age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet (SAW) ordered his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the same age but found nothing but a camel one year older. The Prophet (SAW) told them to give it to him. The man said, "You have paid me in full, and may Allah pay you in full." The Prophet (SAW) said, "The best amongst you is he who pays his debts in the most handsome manner."
Hadith no: 586
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
I went to the Prophet (SAW) while he was in the Mosque. (Misar thinks, that Jabir went in the forenoon.) After the Prophet (SAW) told me to pray two Rakat prayer, he repayed me the debt he owed me and gave me an extra amount.
Hadith no: 587
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (SAW) (and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my garden and exempt my father from the debts but they refused to do so. So, the Prophet (SAW) did not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning. He came to us early in the morning and wandered among the datepalms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.
Hadith no: 588
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
When my father died he owed a Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I requested him to give me respite for repaying but he refused. I requested Allah's Apostle (SAW) to intercede with the Jew. Allah's Apostle (SAW) went to the Jew and asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of the debt but the Jew refused. Allah's Apostle (SAW) entered the garden of the date-palms, wandering among the trees and ordered me (saying), "Pluck (the fruits) and give him his due." So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of Allah's Apostle (SAW) and gave his thirty Awsuq, and still had seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jabir said: I went to Allah's Apostle (SAW) to inform of what had happened, but found him praying the 'Asr prayer. After the prayer I told him about the extra fruits which remained. Allah's Apostle (SAW) told me to inform (Umar) Ibn Al-Khatab about it. When I went to 'Umar and told him about it, 'Umar said, "When Allah's Apostle (SAW) walked in your garden, I was sure that Allah would definitely bless it."
Hadith no: 589
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
Allah's Apostle (SAW) used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying, "O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all sins, and from being in debt." Someone said, O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! (I see you) very often you seek refuge with Allah from being in debt. He replied, "If a person is in debt, he tells lies when he speaks, and breaks his promises when he promises."
Hadith no: 590
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "If someone leaves some property, it will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves some weak offspring, it will be for us to support them."
Hadith no: 591
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "I am closer to the believers than their selves in this world and in the Hereafter, and if you like, you can read Allah's Statement: "The Prophet (SAW) is closer to the believers than their own selves." (33.6) So, if a true believer dies and leaves behind some property, it will be for his inheritors (from the father's side), and if he leaves behind some debt to be paid or needy offspring, then they should come to me as I am the guardian of the deceased."
Hadith no: 592
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."
Hadith no: 593
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
A man came to the Prophet (SAW) and demanded his debts and used harsh words. The companions of the Prophet (SAW) wanted to harm him, but the Prophet (SAW) said, "Leave him, as the (creditor) (one who has a right) has the full right to demand it (or to speak harshly)."
Hadith no: 594
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "If a man finds his very things with a bankrupt, he has more right to take them back than anyone else."
Hadith no: 595
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
A man pledged that his slave would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet (SAW) asked, "Who will buy the slave from me?" Nuaim bin Abdullah bought the slave and the Prophet (SAW) took its price and gave it to the owner.
Hadith no: 596
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir
When Abdullah (my father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet (SAW) to intercede with them, yet they refused. The Prophet (SAW) said (to me), "Classify your dates into their different kinds: Adhq bin Zaid (inferior dates), Layyin and Ajwa (excellent dates), each kind separately and call all the creditors and wait till I come to you." I did so and the Prophet (SAW) came and sat beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he paid them fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was before, as if he had not touched them. (On another occasion) I took part in one of Ghazawat among with the Prophet and I was riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was lagging behind the others. The Prophet hit it on its back. He said, "Sell it to me, and you have the right to ride it till Medina.'' When we approached Medina, I took the permission from the Prophet to go to my house, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have newly married." The Prophet asked, "Have you married a virgin or a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said, "I have married a matron, as 'Abdullah (my father) died and left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a matron who may teach them and bring them up with good manners." The Prophet then said (to me), "Go to your family." When I went there and told my maternal uncle about the selling of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet had done to the camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet arrived, I went to him with the camel in the morning and he gave me its price, the camel itself, and my share from the war booty as he gave the other people.
Hadith no: 597
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Umar
A man came to the Prophet (SAW) and said, "I am often betrayed in bargaining." The Prophet (SAW) advised him, "When you buy something, say (to the seller), 'No deception'." The man used to say so afterwards.
Hadith no: 598
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Mughira bin Shuba
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Allah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the others (e.g. charity, etc.) and (4) to beg of men (begging). And Allah has hated for you (1) Qil and Qal (useless talk, or that you talk too much about others), (2) to ask too many questions, (in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the wealth (by extravagance with lack of wisdom and thinking).
Hadith no: 599
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Umar
I heard Allah's Apostle (SAW) saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian, and responsible for what is in his custody. The ruler is a guardian of his subjects and responsible for them; a husband is a guardian of his family and is responsible for it; a lady is a guardian of her husband's house and is responsible for it, and a servant is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it." I heard that from Allah's Apostle (SAW) and I think that the Prophet (SAW) also said, "A man is a guardian of is father's property and is responsible for it, so all of you are guardians and responsible for your wards and things under your care."