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muslim:1619cMuḥammad b. Rāfiʿ > Shabābah > And Rqāʾ > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, there is no believer on the earth with whom I am not the nearest among all the people. He who amongst you (dies) and leaves a debt, I am there to pay it, and he who amongst you (dies) leaving behind children I am there to look after them. And he who amongst You leaves behind property, that is for the inheritor whoever he is.  

مسلم:١٦١٩cحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ إِلاَّ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَأَنَا مَوْلاَهُ وَأَيُّكُمْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَإِلَى الْعَصَبَةِ مَنْ كَانَ  


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Collected by Aḥmad, Dārimī, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
ahmad:8236

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am the most deserving of the believers in the book of Allah. So whoever leaves behind a debt or loss, let him call upon me, for I am his guardian. And whoever leaves behind wealth, let his inheritance go to his family. Whoever is my closest relative, he is Ali ibn Abu Talib."  

أحمد:٨٢٣٦

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَادْعُونِي فَأَنَا وَلِيُّهُ وَأَيُّكُمْمَا تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلْيَوَرَّثْ مَالُهُ عُصْبَتَهُ مَنْ كَانَ  

darimi:2636ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Him in whose hand is my soul, there is no believer on earth but that I am the closest of all people to him. So, whoever abandons a debt or leaves his family to be wasted, then I shall intercede for him, for I am his guardian. And whoever leaves behind wealth, it belongs to his relatives." Abdullah said, "Leaving behind wealth meaning children." And he (the Prophet) said, "So I shall intercede for him, meaning to pray for him and ask Allah to fulfill his needs."  

الدارمي:٢٦٣٦أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِهِ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَلْأُدْعَ لَهُ فَأَنَا مَوْلَاهُ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِعَصَبَتِهِ مَنْ كَانَ» قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ ضَيَاعًا يَعْنِي عِيَالًا وَقَالَ فَلْأُدْعَ لَهُ يَعْنِي ادْعُونِي لَهُ أَقْضِ عَنْهُ  

bayhaqi:12130Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn b. Dāwud al-ʿAlawī Imlāʾ > Abū al-Qāsim ʿUbaydullāh b. Ibrāhīm b. Bālawayh al-Muzakkī > Aḥmad b. Yūsuf al-Sulamī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Hadhā Mā > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am the closest of all people to the believers in the Book of Allah. So, whoever leaves behind a debt or inheritance, let them call upon me for help. I am their guardian. And whoever leaves behind wealth, they should prefer their family over it."  

البيهقي:١٢١٣٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْعَلَوِيُّ إِمْلَاءً أنبأ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ الْمُزَكِّي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ السُّلَمِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَادْعُونِي؛ فَإِنِّي وَلِيُّهُ وَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلْيُؤْثِرْ بِمَالِهِ عَصَبَتَهُ مَنْ كَانَ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ
bayhaqi:12369Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Faḍl b. Ibrāhīm > Aḥmad b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Rāfiʿ > Shabābah > And Rqāʾ > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, there is no believer on the earth with whom I am not the nearest among all the people. He who amongst you (dies) and leaves a debt, I am there to pay it, and he who amongst you (dies) leaving behind children I am there to look after them. And he who amongst You leaves behind property, that is for the inheritor whoever he is. (Using translation from Muslim 1619c)   

البيهقي:١٢٣٦٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنا أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ثنا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَّا أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَلْأُدْعَ إِلَيْهِ؛ فَأَنَا مَوْلَاهُ وَأَيُّكُمْ مَا تَرَكَ مَالًا فَإِلَى الْعَصَبَةِ مَنْ كَانَ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ
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السيوطي:٢٤١١١a

"وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدِ بيَدِهِ إنَّ ما (*) على الأرضِ من مؤمن إلا وأنَا أولى الناسِ به، فأيُّكم ما تَركَ دَينًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَأنَا مولاه، وأيكم ما تَرك مالًا فَإلى العَصَبَة من كان".  

[م] مسلم عن أبي هريرة
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السيوطي:٨٥٥٩a

"أَنَا أَولى النَّاسِ بالمؤْمنين فِى كتاب اللَّهِ، فأَيُّكم ما ترك دينًا أَو ضَيعَةً فادعونى فأنا وليُّه، وأَيُّكم ما ترك مالًا فليؤْثر بماله عَصَبَتَهُ من كان" .  

[عب] عبد الرازق [م] مسلم عن أبى هريرة