It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Fajr prayer, then said: "Is anyone from such-and-such tribe present here? Your companion is being held back at the gate of Paradise because of a debt he owes."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6720
Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in one of the prayers, then said: "Is anyone from such-and-such tribe present here? Your companion has been held back from Paradise because of a debt he owed. Now either you ransom him from the punishment of Allah, or you hand him over (to the punishment)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6721
Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said one day: "Is anyone from Banu al-Najjar here?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) called out three times, but no one answered. Then a man answered him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you hear my call?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So-and-so among you who has passed away has been held back from Paradise because of the debt he owes. If you wish, ransom him, and if you wish, hand him over to the punishment of Allah."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6722
Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer, and when he had finished he said: "Is anyone from Banu al-Najjar here?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) called out three times, and on the third time a man answered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you hear my call?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your companion so-and-so has been held back from Paradise because of the debt he owed. If you wish, ransom him from the punishment of Allah, and if you wish, leave him (handed over to it)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6723
Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) says: One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards the people and said: "Is anyone from such-and-such tribe here?" The people remained silent, and it was his (peace and blessings be upon him) habit that whenever he began speaking about something, the people would fall silent. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said again: "Is anyone from such-and-such tribe here?" A man said: "This is so-and-so." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your companion is being held back short of Paradise because of his debt." Then a man among the people said: "His debt is my responsibility."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6724
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led a funeral prayer, and when he had finished he said: "Is anyone from the family of so-and-so here?" He said: No one stood up, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) had said it three times. Then a man stood up and said: "I am here, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "What prevented you from standing up the first two times? Listen, I mentioned your name only for good. So-and-so died held captive by his debt." He said: I saw his family and whoever was grieved by his affair (all turn their attention to it). He said: So they paid off what he owed until nothing remained upon him.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6725
A similar hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), except that Sam'an is not mentioned in it.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6726