Jibraeel replied...

Jibraeel replied: This person was in debt and desired to repay it but could not do so, and so he took another loan, making further additions to burden of his debts.

[^8] The Debtor and the Prayer for the Deceased Mua'wiyah Ibn Wahab narrates: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): We have heard that once, a person from amongst the Ansaar died while in a state of debt; the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) refused to offer the prayers over him saying: “First clear off his debts and then offer prayers over him” Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: What you have heard is true and correct.

The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) acted in this manner in order so that the people do not take their debts lightly. The Imam (peace be upon him) then continued: The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), Amirul Mu'mineen, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (peace be upon them) – all of them died while in a state of debt and all their debts were then paid off.

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him) sold the garden of Imam Husain (peace be upon him) for three hundred thousand dirhams and paid off his debts; Imam Hasan (peace be upon him) sold Amirul Mu'mineen’s (peace be upon him) property for five hundred thousand dirhams and cleared the debts of his father; for three years, during the season of Hajj, Amirul Mu'mineen (peace be upon him) would call out: “Whoever has lent money to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) should come to me so that I can clear the loan.

[^9] [^1]: Holy Qur'an, ch. Al-Baqarah (2), vs. 245. [^2]: Jaame' Al-Sa'adaat, vol. 2, pg. 159. [^3]: Holy Qur'an, ch. Al-Baqarah (2), vs. 245. [^4]: His name was Thaabit and possessed a strong faith. In the battle of Uhud, when the rumour spread that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) had been martyred subsequent to which the Muslims began to flee, he shouted out: If Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) has been killed, the God of Muhammad is still alive.

Fight the enemies of Islam for God is your Helper. Safinah al-Bihaar, under ‘دحدح’. [^5]: U’nwaan al-Kalaam, pg. 175. [^6]: Shanidanihaa-e-Taareekh, pg. 146; Mahajjah al-Baidhaa, vol. 4, pg. 234. [^7]: I’lm-e-Akhlaaq-e-Islami, vol. 2, pg. 214. [^8]: Namunah-e-Ma’arif, vol. 5, pg. 253; L’aali al-Akhbaar. [^9]: Safinah al-Bihaar, vol. 1, pg. 477. Previous…