22/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1564b — Repeated Warning on Payment Delay
The prohibition of a rich man delaying repayment. The validity of Hawalah (Transferal of Debts) and it is recommended to accept transferal of a debt if it is transferred to a rich man
Hadith About Rich Debtor Delaying Payment
Sahih Muslim : 1564b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1564b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالاَ جَمِيعًا حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1564bIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 42USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3797
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1564b
This narration repeats the hadith about a rich debtor delaying payment. It is transmitted from Abu Huraira with the same meaning: delay in paying a debt by someone who has the means is injustice, and if a person is referred to a solvent person, he should follow that referral. The key phrase people search for is matl al ghani zulm hadith, meaning the delay of the rich is wrongdoing. The hadith does not blame someone who is truly unable to pay; that is treated differently in other narrations. Here the focus is on avoidable delay. It reminds anyone with the ability to pay that withholding payment harms the one who is owed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Able debtors should not delay payment unfairly.
- The hadith calls such delay injustice.
- A solvent person can be followed for payment when a debt is transferred.
- This narration supports the same warning found in the matching report.
