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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Musaqah

A man from among those who were before you was called to account (by Allah on the Day of Judgment). No good deeds were found in his record except that he, being a rich man, used to enter into transactions with people and used to command his servants to show leniency towards those who were insolvent. Allah, the Exalted, said: We are more entitled to this (leniency) than him. Pardon him.

Chapter: The virute of giving more time to one who is suffering difficulty, and letting those go who are suffering difficulty and those who are well off

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Hadith qudsi Sahih Muslim 1561

Narrator:Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badrī

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مُوسِرًا فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ ‏"

Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man from among those who were before you was called to account (by Allah on the Day of Judgment). No good deeds were found in his record except that he, being a rich man, used to enter into transactions with people and used to command his servants to show leniency towards those who were insolvent. Allah, the Exalted, said: 'We are more entitled to this (leniency) than him. Pardon him.'"

Reported by Muslim (No. 1561), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1307) and Ahmad (No. 16464).

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Explanation

"A man from among those who were before you was called to account", i.e. a man from the previous nations was held accountable by Allah for the actions he had done. "No good deeds were found in his record", i.e. he had done no righteous deeds that bring one closer to Allah, the Almighty. "Except that he, being a rich man, used to enter into transactions with people", i.e. he used to conduct business transactions with them and give them loans. "And used to command his servants to show leniency towards those who were insolvent", i.e. he ordered his servants to be tolerant with those who cannot pay back their debts by giving them respite or by reducing their debt. "Allah, the Exalted, said: We are more entitled to this (leniency) than him. Pardon him", i.e. Allah forgave him as a reward for his kind treatment of people and his gentleness and leniency with them.

Explanation in Arabic

"حُوسِب رجُل" أي حاسبه الله تعالى على أعماله التي قدمها.

"ممن كان قَبْلَكُمْ" من الأمم السابقة، "فلم يُوجد له من الخَيْر شَيء" أي: من الأعمال الصالحة المقربة إلى الله تعالى .

"إلا أنه كان يُخَالط الناس وكان مُوسِرًا" أي يتعامل معهم بالبيوع والمداينة وكان غنياً.

"وكان يأمُر غِلْمَانَه أن يَتَجَاوَزُوا عن المُعْسِر" أي: يأمر غلمانه عند تحصيل الديون التي عند الناس، أن يتسامحوا مع المُعسر الفقير المديون الذي ليس عنده القدرة على القضاء بأن ينظروه إلى الميسرة، أو يَحطوا عنه من الدَّين.

"قال الله عز وجل : نحن أحق بذلك منه؛ تَجَاوزُوا عنه" أي: عفا الله عنه، مكافأة له على إحسانه بالناس، والرفق بهم، والتيسير عليهم.

  • فيه أن التسامح مع المَدِين المُعْسِر وتفريج كُرْبته من أفضل الأعمال.
  • الحث على مخالطة الناس والتعامل معهم.
  • شَرعُ من قبلنا شَرْعٌ لنا إذا لم يخالف شرعِنا.
  • الجزاء من جنس العمل.
  • الحث على التسامح مع المدين إما بالإنظار أو العفو الكلي.
  • فضل تيسير مصالح الناس.
  • جواز التعامل بالدَّين.
  • صحة تبرع الوكيل إذا كان بإذن المُوَكِّل.

Scholars’ grades

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 1561
Grades of other versions (4)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (3159)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الأدب المفرد (225)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الترمذي (1307)
  • Authenticابن العربي ثابت — عارضة الأحوذي (3/279)

Other versions

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A man from among those who were before you was called to account. Nothing in the way of good was found for him except that he used to have dealings with people and, being well-to-do, he would order his servants to let off the man in straitened circumstances [from repaying his debt]. He (the Prophet…

" حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ، فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَالِطُ(1) النَّاسَ، وَكَانَ مُوسِرًا، فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ الْمُعْسِرِ، قَالَ…

Not graded Hadith qudsi Riyad as-Salihin 1371

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A person from amongst the people who lived before you was called to account by Allah on the Day of Resurrection. No good deeds were found in his credit except that he being a rich man had (financial) dealings with people and had commanded his servants to show…

وعن أبي مسعود البدري رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏حوسب رجل ممن كان قبلكم فلم يوجد له من الخير شيء إلا أنه كان يخالط الناس، وكان موسرًا وكان يأمر غلمانه أن يتجاوزوا عن المعسر قال الله عز…

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Not graded Hadith qudsi Al-Adab al-Mufrad 293

Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Before your time a man was called to account and it was found that the only good thing he had done was that he was easy in his business dealings with people. He used to order his slaves to go…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ…

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