Sahih Muslim Hadith 4157

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 4157?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 4157 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 24: The Book Of The Rules Of Inheritance. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sahih Muslim
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4157
Narrator in the source
Abu Huraira (رضی اللہ عنہ) reported
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih

وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ الْأُمَوِيُّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ الْأَيْلِيِّ، ح وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ الْمَيِّتِ عَلَيْهِ الدَّيْنُ، فَيَسْأَلُ: «هَلْ تَرَكَ لِدَيْنِهِ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ؟» فَإِنْ حُدِّثَ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ وَفَاءً، صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، وَإِلَّا، قَالَ: «صَلُّوا عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ»، فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْفُتُوحَ، قَالَ: «أَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، فَمَنْ تُوُفِّيَ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَعَلَيَّ قَضَاؤُهُ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ.

When the body of a dead person having burden of debt upon him was brought to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) he would ask whether he had left property enough to clear off his debt, and if the property left had been sufficient for that (purpose), he observed funeral prayer for him, otherwise he said (to his companions): You observe prayer for your companion. But when Allah opened the gateways of victory for him, he said: I am nearer to the believers than themselves, so if anyone dies leaving a debt, its payment is my responsibility, and if anyone leaves a property, it goes to his heirs.

Abu Huraira (رضی اللہ عنہ) reported

Source information

Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4157.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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