Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 52
52 WISOOM OF THE HOLY PROPHET DEBT If the debtor be in straitened circumstances then grant him respite till a time of ease, but if you remit the amount of the debt altogether as charity it will be the better for you. if you only knew (2. 281 ). * * * The Holy Prophet (peace be pn him) said: 1. Beware of indebtedness: it is a source of worry at night and of humiliation during the day. 2. A good man's life is suspended as long as he is in debt. 3. I do not buy an article of which I do not have the price. 4. To advance a loan is part of charity. 5. The best of you is he who is best in discharging his debts. 6. If you borrow even a thread and needle, be sure to give them baak: for if you do not you will be asked to produce them on the Day of Judgment, when you will not be able to do so. 7. When one of you has made a loan to his brother, and he sends him a present of food, he should not accept it or if he offers him a ride he should not ride with him, unless they were previously on those terms. 8. He who leaves behind property, it is for his heirs; but he who leaves behind a debt or helpless children who are unprovided for, I am responsible for the payment of his debt and the upbringing of his children.