حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ
شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :
" حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا مُوسِرًا ، وَكَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِغِلْمَانِهِ ، تَجَاوَزُوا عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ : نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ ، تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was presented before Allah for reckoning, but no good deed was found in his account. However, he was a wealthy man who used to trade with people. He had instructed his servants to give respite to those in difficulty. Upon this, Allah Almighty said: "We are more deserving of this than you. Angels! Pardon My servant as well." Thus, he was forgiven.