Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 23605 — Giving respite to one in hardship

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Tell me something you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'There was a man among those before you. The angel came to take his soul and asked him: Do you have any good deed? He said: I do not know of any. The angel said: Reflect. The man said: I know of nothing except that I used to give people respite in sales and deal with them; I would give respite to the one in hardship and overlook the dues of the wealthy. So Allah Almighty admitted him to Paradise.'" Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I too heard him say that."