سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الصدقاتThe Chapters on Charity
بَابُ : مَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَعَلَى اللَّهِ وَعَلَى رَسُولِهِChapter: If A Man Leaves Behind A Debt Or Children, Then Allah (SWT) And His Messenger Are Respon
Hadith 2416
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَعَلَيَّ وَإِلَيَّ وَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever leaves behind money, it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves behind a debt for children, I am nearer to the believers.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ By (ḍiyāʿan) is meant those individuals who require care to fulfill their needs, such as: small children, the elderly, and disabled persons who are unable to provide for their own livelihood.
➋ The Islamic state is a welfare state in which special attention is given to the poor and destitute.
➌ The relationship of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with the Ummah is stronger, more important, and greater than all other relationships. Just as it is obligatory upon every individual of the Ummah to love the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), to respect him, and to obey him, likewise the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also cared for every individual of the Ummah. Now this obligation falls upon Muslim rulers that they should give precedence to the benefit and needs of the public—especially the deserving individuals—over their own personal needs and interests.
➊ By (ḍiyāʿan) is meant those individuals who require care to fulfill their needs, such as: small children, the elderly, and disabled persons who are unable to provide for their own livelihood.
➋ The Islamic state is a welfare state in which special attention is given to the poor and destitute.
➌ The relationship of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with the Ummah is stronger, more important, and greater than all other relationships. Just as it is obligatory upon every individual of the Ummah to love the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), to respect him, and to obey him, likewise the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also cared for every individual of the Ummah. Now this obligation falls upon Muslim rulers that they should give precedence to the benefit and needs of the public—especially the deserving individuals—over their own personal needs and interests.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2416
