Prophet(saws) debt at death.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
i know
that at the time of Wafath of Rasool (S A S)
was having a debt to a jew (who motgaged some thing to him) i want to
know what happent to that & who paid for that
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Answer:
Prophet(saws) debt
at death
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.453 Narrated by Aisha
Allah's Messenger (saws) bought some
foodstuff (barley) from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his iron armor to him.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.165 Narrated by Aisha
Allah's Messenger (saws) died while his
(iron) armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty ‘Sas’ (a weight) of barley.
It is indeed recorded on the authority of Hadrat Aisha
(r.a.) that at the death of the Prophet (saws) his iron armor was mortgaged to
a Jew in lieu of a debt the Prophet (saws) had taken from him.
Although it is not stated in the records of history or
Seerah what exactly happened to that debt, it is only obvious that one amongst
the legal heirs or a companion of the Prophet (saws) would have fulfilled the
debt and released the armor of the Prophet (saws) before his burial….and Allah
Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan