حَدَّثَنَا
حَجَّاجٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
لَيْثٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
عُقَيْلٌ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ ، فَيَسْأَلُ : " هَلْ تَرَكَ لِذَلِكَ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ ؟ " . فَإِنْ قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، إِنَّهُ تَرَكَ وَفَاءً صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ، وَإِلَّا قَالَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ : " صَلُّوا عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ " . فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْفُتُوحَ ، قَامَ فَقَالَ :
" أَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ، فَمَنْ تُوُفِّيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَتَرَكَ دَيْنًا فَعَلَيَّ قَضَاؤُهُ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that when a funeral was brought to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he would first ask, "Does this person have any debt?" If people said, "Yes," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would ask, "Has he left anything to pay it off?" If people said, "Yes," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would lead the funeral prayer. But if they replied in the negative, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "You should offer the funeral prayer of your companion yourselves." Then Allah opened the doors of conquest, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced, "I have more right over the believers than their own selves, so whoever dies leaving a debt, its payment is my responsibility, and whoever leaves wealth, it is for his heirs."