This hadith has been narrated on the authority of al-Zuhri through another chain of transmitters.
Sahih Muslim Book 23, Hadith 19
← Previous Hadith You observe prayer for your companion. But when Allah opened the gateways of victory for him, he said: I am nearer to the believers than themselves, so if anyone dies leaving a debt, its payment is my responsibility, and if anyone leaves a property, it goes to his heirs.

Sahih Muslim Book 23, Hadith 18 Next Hadith → By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, there is no believer on the earth with whom I am not the nearest among all the people. He who amongst you (dies) and leaves a debt, I am there to pay it, and he who amongst you (dies) leaving behind children I am there to look after them. And he who amongst You leaves behind property, that is for the inheritor whoever he is.

Sahih Muslim Book 23, Hadith 20