Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3341
Regarding The Stern Warning About Debt
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ سَمْعَانَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ "هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ " . فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ " هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ " . فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ " هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ " . فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . فَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُجِيبَنِي فِي الْمَرَّتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أُنَوِّهْ بِكُمْ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ مَأْسُورٌ بِدَيْنِهِ " . فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ أَدَّى عَنْهُ حَتَّى مَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ يَطْلُبُهُ بِشَىْءٍ .قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَمْعَانُ بْنُ مُشَنَّجٍ
Translation
Narrated Samurah
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us and said: "Is there anyone here from the family of so-and-so?" But no one answered him. Then he said: "Is there anyone here from the family of so-and-so?" But no one answered him. Then he said: "Is there anyone here from the family of so-and-so?" A man stood up and said: "I am here, O Messenger of Allah." He (ﷺ) said: "What prevented you from answering me the first two times? Verily, I did not single you out for mention except for good; your companion is detained by his debt." So I saw him paying it off on his behalf until no one remained demanding anything from him.