Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Peacemaking

13- بَابُ الصُّلْحِ بَيْنَ الْغُرَمَاءِ وَأَصْحَابِ الْمِيرَاثِ وَالْمُجَازَفَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ:

(13) Chapter. Reconciliation between the creditors and between the inheritors and the repayment of debts by giving an amount that is not specified or counted.

1 hadith · references 2709–2709

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Bukhari · 2709تُوُفِّيَ أَبِي وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا التَّمْرَ بِمَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَبَوْا ، وَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ فِيهِ وَفَاءً ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتMy father died and was in debt. I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of my garden in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the full debt11 narrators·parallel chain