سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3345

Book 23: Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

كِتَاب الْبُيُوعِ

Chapter 10

Chapter: Regarding One Who Delays Repayment Of A Debt.

باب فِي الْمَطْلِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Delay in payment (of debt) by a rich man is injunctive, but when one of you is referred to a wealthy man, he should accept the reference.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ ، وَإِذَا أُتْبِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى مَلِيءٍ ، فَلْيَتْبَعْ

" .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3345In-book: Book 23, Hadith 3345

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