10/76. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1079 — Another Chain on Debt
What Has Been Related About: The Believer's Soul Is Suspended By His Debt Until It Is Settled For Him
Another Hadith About Debt and the Believer's Soul
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1079
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1079
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " نَفْسُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِدَيْنِهِ حَتَّى يُقْضَى عَنْهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ مِنَ الأَوَّلِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
(Another chain) Abu Hurairah narrated that: The Messenger Of Allah Said: "The Believer'S Soul Is Suspended By His Debt Until It Is Settled For Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1079In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 115English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1079
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1079
This hadith is another chain for the same meaning about debt and the believer's soul. Abu Hurairah narrates from the Prophet that the believer's soul is suspended by his debt until it is settled for him. Because the wording is the same in meaning, the lesson remains focused on the weight of unpaid debt. The narration does not invite long claims about the unseen details of the soul. It simply makes debt feel serious and urgent. Anyone searching for hadith about unpaid debt after death will find this narration direct and plain. It pushes a believer to treat financial rights as real rights, not small matters to delay.
What we learn from this hadith
- This chain repeats the warning that the believer's soul is suspended by debt.
- Debt should be settled and not treated lightly.
- The narration teaches respect for other people's financial rights.
