Hadith 739
وعن جابر رضي الله تعالى عنه قال : توفي رجل منا فغسلناه وحنطناه وكفناه ثم أتينا به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فقلنا : تصلي عليه ؟ فخطى خطا ثم قال:« أعليه دين ؟ » قلنا : ديناران فانصرف فتحملهما أبو قتادة فأتيناه فقال أبو قتادة: الديناران علي فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « حق الغريم وبرىء منهما الميت ؟ » قال : نعم ، فصلى عليه. رواه أحمد وأبو داود والنسائي وصححه ابن حبان والحاكم.
Narrated Jabir (RA): A man from among us died, so we washed, embalmed and shrouded him. We then brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and asked him to pray over him. He went forward some steps and then asked, "Does he have any debt against him?" We replied, "Two Dinars." He turned away, but Abu Qatada (RA) took upon himself the bearing of them. We then came to him (again) (ﷺ) and Abu Qatada (RA) said: "I shall discharge the two Dinars." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) thereupon said, "[Will you be responsible for paying them as] a right to the creditor; and the dead man will then be free from them?" He replied, "Yes." So, he prayed over him. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and an-Nasa'i. Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
