Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
ahmad:14158ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar

[Machine] On the authority of Al-Zuhri in his saying, "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves" [Al-Ahzab 6], on the authority of Abu Salamah, on the authority of Jabir, on the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who used to say, "I am closer to every believer than his own self. So whoever dies leaving behind a debt, it is upon me, and whoever leaves behind wealth, it belongs to his heirs."  

أحمد:١٤١٥٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ

عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ} [الأحزاب 6] عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ فَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ دَيْنًا فَإِلَيَّ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Abū Dāwūd
abudawud:2956Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

The Prophet ﷺ as saying: I am nearer to every believer than himself, and if anyone leaves, it goes to his heirs.  

أبو داود:٢٩٥٦حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ فَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ دَيْنًا فَإِلَىَّ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ