Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 easy with people who were in difficulty. Allah Almighty said, 'We are more entitled to do that than he is, so forgive him.'"

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلاً يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مُوسِرًا فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ

A person from people who lived before you was called to account (by Allah at the Day of Judgment) and no good was found in his account except this that lie being a rich man had (financial) dealings with people and had commanded his servants to show leniency to the straitened ones. Upon this Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: We have more right to this, so overlook (his faults).

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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 ﷻ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A man among those before you was called to reckon and nothing good was found with him. Except that he was a wealthy man so he used to mix with the pople and he would tell his servant to be lenient with the insolvent. So Allah, Mighty and Sublime is He, said: 'We are more worthy of that than him, so be lenient with him.'"

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلاً مُوسِرًا وَكَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ

Did you do anything good? He said: No. they said: Try to recall. He said: I used to lend to people and order my servants to give respite to one in straitened circumstances and give allowance to the solvent, for Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said (to the angels): You should ignore (his failing). (Using translation from Muslim 1560a)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلَقَّتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُوحَ رَجُلٍ مِمَّنْ قَبْلَكُمْ فَقَالُوا أَعَمِلْتَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ لَا قَالُوا تَذَكَّرْ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَآمُرُ فِتْيَانِي أَنْ يُنْظِرُوا الْمُعْسِرَ وَيَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُوسِرِ قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A man among those before you was called to reckon and nothing good was found with him. Except that he was a wealthy man so he used to mix with the pople and he would tell his servant to be lenient with the insolvent. So Allah, Mighty and Sublime is He, said: 'We are more worthy of that than him, so be lenient with him.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1307)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا مُوسِرًا وَكَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِغِلْمَانِهِ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ فَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A man among those before you was called to reckon and nothing good was found with him. Except that he was a wealthy man so he used to mix with the pople and he would tell his servant to be lenient with the insolvent. So Allah, Mighty and Sublime is He, said: 'We are more worthy of that than him, so be lenient with him.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1307)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا مُوسِرًا فَكَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُ لِغُلَامِهِ تَجَاوَزْ عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ»

[AI] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , a man was accounted for his deeds, before you, who had nothing good except for the fact that he would associate with people and he was lenient. He would command his servant to overlook the mistakes of those who were in debt to him. Allah said, "So We are more entitled than him [to penalize the debtors], but you [O man] should overlook [their mistakes]." Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah mentioned this in his narration, saying, "So We are more entitled than him [to penalize the debtors], but we should overlook [their mistakes]."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مُوسِرًا كَانَ يَأْمُرُ غُلَامَهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَلَى الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ مِنْهُ فَيَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ مِنْهُ أَنْ نُجَاوِزَ عَنْهُ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the angels received the soul of a man who was before you, and they said to him, 'Did you ever do any good?' He said, 'No, except that I used to give loans to people, and I would command my young men to be lenient with those who were in a difficult financial situation.'" Then Allah (may He be glorified) said, "Be lenient."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَلَقَّتْ رَوْحَ رَجُلٍ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ هَلْ عَمِلْتَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ؟ قَالَ لَا إلَّا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكُنْتُ آمُرُ فِتْيَانِي أَنْ يُنْظِرُوا الْمُوسِرَ وَيَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ فَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ تَجَاوَزُوا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: The man who was before you will be held accountable, and it will be found that he had no good deeds except that he was someone who was easy-going and mixed with people. He would say to his servants, "Go easy on the one who is in debt." Allah said to His angels, "We are more deserving of that." So forgive him. This is the wording of the hadith of Abu Bakr.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا مُوسِرًا يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُ لِغِلْمَانِهِ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ فَقَالَ اللهُ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ فَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ