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Sahih al-BukhariBook 38

Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)

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3 hadith in this book; 3 translated into English.

Chapter 1Chapter: Al-Hawala (the transference of a debt from one person to another. It is an agreement whereby a debtor is released from a debt by another becoming responsible for it). Can Hawala be rejected by the creditors after accepting it?

Chapter introduction

Al-Hasan and Qatada said, “If the transferee was rich when the debt was transferred, the agreement is final and irrevocable by the creditor.”

Ibn ‘Abbas said, “When two partners disassociate and one of them accepts assets while the other accepts debts as a part of his share, if the debts could not be collected (because of the death of the debtor, his bankruptcy, or his denial of the debt, etc.), the one who has accepted the debts would have no right to demand any compensation from his partner.” This is applied also in setting the affairs of inheritors.

Chapter 2Chapter: If somebody's debt are transferred to a rich debtor

Chapter 3Chapter: If the debts due on a dead person are transferred to somebody, the transference is legal

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