14/75. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1318 — Better Repayment
What Has Been Related About Taking A Camel Or Other Animals On Loan
Better Repayment Hadith: The Best People Repay Well
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1318
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1318
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ اسْتَسْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَكْرًا فَجَاءَتْهُ إِبِلٌ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَقْضِيَ الرَّجُلَ بَكْرَهُ . فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَجِدُ فِي الإِبِلِ إِلاَّ جَمَلاً خِيَارًا رَبَاعِيًّا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَعْطِهِ إِيَّاهُ فَإِنَّ خِيَارَ النَّاسِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ قَضَاءً " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Rafi' Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Got A Camel In Advance. Some Camels From The Charity. Abu Rafi' Said: "So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Told Me To Pay The Man Back For His Camel. I Said: 'I Did Not Find Among The Camels But A Superior Selection Of Raba'. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Give It To Him, For Indeed The Base Of People Is The Best Of Them In Repaying.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
[1] A camel that has entered its seventh year. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi and An-Nihayah .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1318In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 122English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1318
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1318
This better repayment hadith is narrated by Abu Rafi', the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) had taken a young camel in advance. Later, when camels from charity came, he told Abu Rafi' to repay the man. Abu Rafi' said he could only find a superior camel. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told him to give it to the man, because the best of people are the best of them in repaying. The hadith teaches that paying back a debt should not be done with reluctance or unfairness. It praises a repayment that respects the right of the lender and shows noble conduct.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered that the debt be repaid.
- A better camel was given when only that was available.
- The hadith praises people who repay in the best way.
- Debt repayment should protect the lender's right.
