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Hadith #65

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏قَالَ ‏ ‏وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏ ‏أَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ وَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ ‏

English Translation

And he (the Prophet ﷺ) used to say: "I am closer to the believers than their own selves. Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his family. And whoever leaves behind a debt or dependents, it is upon me and my responsibility. And I am the closest to the believers."

Topics

family prophet ethics wealth

Quran References

2:233 2:261 2:263 2:265 3:17 3:31 3:92 3:132 3:134 4:1 4:29 4:36 4:64 4:80 6:151 7:199 9:34 9:35 16:90 17:23 17:24 17:26 17:37 28:77 31:14 31:15 31:18 31:19 33:21 33:56 48:8 48:9 53:3 53:4 57:7 59:7 63:9 64:15

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 65

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14103

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50493

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