The Prophet (ﷺ) said: After the grave sins which Allah has prohibited the greatest sin is that a man dies while he has debt due from him and does not leave anything to pay it off, and meets Him with it.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 23, Hadith 17
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us and said: Is here any one of such and such tribe present? But no one replied.
He again asked: Is here any one of such and such tribe present? But no one replied.
He again asked: Is here any one of such and such tribe?
Then a man stood and said: I am (here), Messenger of Allah.
He said: What prevented you from replying the first two times? I wish to tell you something good.
Your companion has been detained (from entering Paradise) on account of his debt. Then I saw him that he paid off all his debt on his behalf and there remained no one to demand from him anything.
Abu Dawud said: The name of the narrator Sam'an is Sam'an b. Mushannaj.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 23, Hadith 16 Next Hadith → The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not say funeral prayer over a person who died while the debt was due from him. A dead Muslim was brought to him and he asked: Is there any debt due from him? They (the people) said: Yes, two dirhams. He said: Pray yourselves over your companion.
Then AbuQatadah al-Ansari said: I shall pay them, Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then prayed over him.
When Allah granted conquests to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone (dies and) leaves a debt, I shall be responsible for paying it; and if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 23, Hadith 18
He again asked: Is here any one of such and such tribe present? But no one replied.
He again asked: Is here any one of such and such tribe?
Then a man stood and said: I am (here), Messenger of Allah.
He said: What prevented you from replying the first two times? I wish to tell you something good.
Your companion has been detained (from entering Paradise) on account of his debt. Then I saw him that he paid off all his debt on his behalf and there remained no one to demand from him anything.
Abu Dawud said: The name of the narrator Sam'an is Sam'an b. Mushannaj.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 23, Hadith 16 Next Hadith → The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not say funeral prayer over a person who died while the debt was due from him. A dead Muslim was brought to him and he asked: Is there any debt due from him? They (the people) said: Yes, two dirhams. He said: Pray yourselves over your companion.
Then AbuQatadah al-Ansari said: I shall pay them, Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then prayed over him.
When Allah granted conquests to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone (dies and) leaves a debt, I shall be responsible for paying it; and if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 23, Hadith 18