Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2356

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ أُصِيبَ رَجُلٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثِمَارٍ ابْتَاعَهَا فَكَثُرَ دَيْنُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ تَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَصَدَّقَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ وَفَاءَ دَيْنِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ خُذُوا مَا وَجَدْتُمْ وَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ إِلاَّ ذَلِكَ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي الْغُرَمَاءَ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Shababah narrated to us: Al-Laith bin Sad narrated to us, from Bukair bin Abdullah bin Al-Ashajj, from Iyad bin Abdullah bin Sad, from Abu Said Al-Khudri, who said: A man suffered a loss in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on fruit he had bought, and his debt grew large. The Messenger of Allah said: Give charity to him. The people gave charity to him, but it did not suffice to repay his debt. The Messenger of Allah then said: Take what you find; you have no more than that. That is, the creditors.