Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1308
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ وَإِذَا أُتْبِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى مَلِيٍّ فَلْيَتْبَعْ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَالشَّرِيدِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: “A wealthy person’s delay in repaying a debt is injustice. If one of you is referred to a solvent person, let him accept the referral.” Reports on this subject are also narrated from Ibn ʿUmar and al-Sharīd ibn Suwayd al-Thaqafī.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report refers to transferring a creditor’s claim to a solvent debtor or guarantor.