"كَانَ رَجُلٌ تَاجِرٌ يُدَاينُ النَّاسَ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ: إِذَا أتَيتَ مُعْسرًا فتَجَاوَز عَنْهُ، لَعَلَّ اللهَ أنْ يَتَجَاوَرْ عَنَّا فَلَقِى اللهَ فَتَجَاوزَ عَنْهُ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's KubráThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There was a merchant who used to lend the people, and whenever his debtor was in straitened circumstances, he would say to his employees, 'Forgive him so that Allah may forgive us.' So, Allah forgave him."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ تَاجِرٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَإِذَا رَأَى مُعْسِرًا قَالَ لِفِتْيَانِهِ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.' So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا قَالَ فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
There was a person who gave loans to the people and said to his men: When an insolvent comes to you show him leniency that Allah may overlook our (faults). So when he met Allah, He overlooked his faults (forgave him).
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
The prophet said: "A man used to lend to people, but if he realized that someone was going through hardship, he would say to his slave: 'Let him off, perhaps Allah, the Most High, will let us off.' And when he met Allah, He let him off."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَأَى إِعْسَارَ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.' So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3480)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا قَالَ فَلَقِيَ اللهَ ﷻ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.' So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3480)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
There was a person who gave loans to the people and said to his men: When an insolvent comes to you show him leniency that Allah may overlook our (faults). So when he met Allah, He overlooked his faults (forgave him). (Using translation from Muslim 1562a)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
ذِكْرُ رَجَاءِ تَجَاوَزِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِي الْقِيَامَةِ عَنِ الْمُيَسِّرِ عَلَى الْمُعْسِرِينَ فِي الدُّنْيَا
The prophet said: "A man used to lend to people, but if he realized that someone was going through hardship, he would say to his slave: 'Let him off, perhaps Allah, the Most High, will let us off.' And when he met Allah, He let him off." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4695)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَانَ رَجُلٌ تَاجِرٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَإِذَا رَأَى إِعْسَارَ الْمُعْسِرِ» قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ تَجَاوَزْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ»
ذِكْرُ رَجَاءِ تَجَاوُزِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا عَمَّنْ تَجَاوَزَ عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "There was a man who used to lend money to people. When a debtor faced financial difficulty, he would say to his servant, 'Let him go, maybe Allah will forgive us.' So, when he met Allah, He forgave him."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَإِذَا أَعْسَرَ الْمُعْسِرُ قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ»
The prophet said: "A man used to lend to people, but if he realized that someone was going through hardship, he would say to his slave: 'Let him off, perhaps Allah, the Most High, will let us off.' And when he met Allah, He let him off." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4695)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَأَى إِعْسَارَ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ؛ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ