22/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1563b — Same Chain on Debt Relief
The virute of giving more time to one who is suffering difficulty, and letting those go who are suffering difficulty and those who are well off
Hadith About Debt Relief for an Insolvent Person
Sahih Muslim : 1563b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1563b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ .
Ayyub Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ayyob with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1563bIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 40USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3795
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1563b
This hadith about debt relief for an insolvent person is transmitted through the same chain with a similar meaning. It points back to the teaching that a person who wants Allah's saving mercy on the Day of Resurrection should ease the hardship of someone who cannot pay. The narration does not add a separate story in this wording; it supports the same message. The useful search phrase here is hadith about remitting debt in Islam. The hadith teaches a balanced path: debts are real, but hardship should be met with mercy. When the debtor is truly insolvent, giving time or reducing the burden is praised.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reinforces the teaching of mercy toward an insolvent debtor.
- Giving time and remitting debt are both mentioned as ways to ease hardship.
- The hadith keeps attention on a debtor who cannot pay, not one who delays unfairly.
- Repeated transmission shows the importance of the same core lesson.
