Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2928
وَعَن سعد بن الأطول قَالَ: مَاتَ أَخِي وَتَرَكَ ثَلَاثَمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ وَتَرَكَ وَلَدًا صِغَارًا فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُنْفِقَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِن أخلك مَحْبُوسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ» . قَالَ: فَذَهَبْتُ فَقَضَيْتُ عَنهُ وَلم تبْق إِلَّا امْرَأَةٌ تَدَّعِي دِينَارَيْنِ وَلَيْسَتْ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ قَالَ: «أعْطهَا فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَة» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Sa‘d ibn al-Atwal reported: My brother died, leaving three hundred dinars and young children. I wanted to spend it on them, but the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said to me: ‘Your brother is held back by his debt, so repay it on his behalf.’ I went and repaid it. Nothing remained except a woman claiming two dinars without evidence. He said: ‘Give them to her, for she is truthful.’ Ahmad transmitted it. Its listed grading has not been studied (al-Albani).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِن أخلك مَحْبُوسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ
The source reads أخلك, apparently a typo for أخاك (‘your brother’) in this context.
Is أخلك a corruption of أخاك? The translation follows the evident contextual reading.