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Sunan Ibn Majah 2423

Chapter: Paying Off Debts In A Good Manner

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2423

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِنَّ خَيْرَكُمْ - أَوْ مِنْ خَيْرِكُمْ - أَحَاسِنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The best of you - or among the best of you - are those who pay off their debts in the best manner.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2423).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَحَاسِنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ) أَيْ الَّذِينَ يُؤَدُّونَ الدَّيْن إِلَى أَصْحَابه عَلَى أَحْسَنِ وَجْهٍ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2423
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2423
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2423
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2423

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وَعَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اسْتَسْلَفَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَكْرًا 1‏ فَقَدِمَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِبِلٌ مِنَ اَلصَّدَقَةِ, فَأَمَرَ أَبَا رَافِعٍ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ اَلرَّجُلَ بَكْرَهُ, فَقَالَ: لَا…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2392

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and demanded a camel (the Prophet (ﷺ) owed him). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told his companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older camel (than what he demands). (The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have…

أَعْطُوهُ فَإِنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ أَحْسَنَهُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"

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إِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ مَقَالاً ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَضَاهُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سِنِّهِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَفْضَلُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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