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Sunan an-Nasai 4684 — Serious Warning About Debt
Stern Warning Concering Debt
Hadith About Debt and Entering Paradise
Sunan an-Nasai : 4684
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4684
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلاَءُ، عَنْ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَاحَتَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَاذَا نُزِّلَ مِنَ التَّشْدِيدِ " . فَسَكَتْنَا وَفَزِعْنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ سَأَلْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا التَّشْدِيدُ الَّذِي نُزِّلَ فَقَالَ " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أُحْيِيَ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ ثُمَّ أُحْيِيَ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ مَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يُقْضَى عَنْهُ دَيْنُهُ " .
Muhammad bin Jahsh Narrated from:
We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah when he raised his head toward the sky, and put his palm on his forehead, then he said: 'Subhan Allah, what a stern warning has been revealed! We fell silent and were scared. The following day I asked him: 'O Messenger of Allah, what is this stern warning that has been revealed? He said: 'By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if a man were to be killed in the cause of Allah then brought back to life, then killed, but he owed a debt, he would not enter paradise until his debt was paid off,
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4684In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 236English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4688
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4684
This hadith gives a serious warning about debt. The Prophet raised his head, placed his palm on his forehead, and said that a stern warning had been revealed. When Muhammad bin Jahsh asked about it the next day, the Prophet explained that even if a man were killed in the cause of Allah more than once, while owing a debt, he would not enter Paradise until the debt was paid off. The hadith about debt shows that financial rights are not a small matter. It reminds a Muslim to be careful before borrowing and to take repayment seriously. The text is focused on unpaid debt and the need for it to be settled.
What we learn from this hadith
- Unpaid debt is treated as a serious matter in this hadith.
- A person should not take financial rights lightly.
- Repayment should be treated as a real duty, not a casual promise.
- The hadith encourages care before taking on debt.
