عَنْ سَلْمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ دَيْنٍ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِأُخْرَى فَقَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ دَيْنٍ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ثَلَاثَةَ دَنَانِيرَ قَالَ فَقَالَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ ثَلَاثَ كَيَّاتٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِالثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ دَيْنٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ تَرَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَصَلُّوا عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ عَلَيَّ دَيْنُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a funeral was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Did this deceased leave any debt? The people said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Did he leave any inheritance? The people said: No. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed his funeral prayer. Then another funeral was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked about him: Did he leave any debt? They said: No. Then he asked: Did he leave any inheritance? They said: Yes, he left three dinars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), counting on his fingers, said: These are three marks of fire. Then a third funeral was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Was he in debt? They said: Yes, he was in debt. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Did he leave any inheritance? They said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then you perform his funeral prayer yourselves. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! His debt is upon me. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed his funeral prayer.