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1524 - الحَثُّ عَلى إنظارِ المُعسِرِ

1524. ENJOINMENT TO GIVE RESPITE TO ONE WHO IS UNABLE TO PAY

(وَإِنْ كانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلى‏ مَيْسَرَةٍ وَأَنْ تَصَدَّقُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ) .1

"And if [the debtor] is in straits, let there be a respite until the time of ease; and if you remit [the debt] as charity, it will be better for you should you know." 2

5223.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أنظَرَ مُعسِراً أظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ بظِلِّهِ يَومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظلُّهُ .3

5223.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever gives respite to a straitened person, Allah will shade him with His Shade on the Day when no shade will avail other than His Shade.' 4

5224.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اتَّقُوا دَعوَةَ المُعسِرِ .5

5224.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Fear the imprecations of a person in difficulty.' 6

5225.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كما لا يَحِلُّ لِغَريمِكَ أن يَمطُلَكَ وهُو مُوسِرٌ ، فكذلكَ لا يَحِلُّ لكَ أن تُعسِرَهُ إذا عَلِمتَ أ نّهُ مُعسِرٌ .7

5225.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Just as it is not permitted for the one indebted to you to delay repaying you when he is well-off, so it is also not permitted for you to put him in difficulty [by demanding repayment] when you know that he is straitened.' 8

(اُنظر) الدين : باب 751 .

(See also: THE DEBT: section 751)

1.البقرة : ۲۸۰ .

2.Quran ۲: ۲۸۰

3.الكافي : ۸ / ۹ / ۱ .

4.al-Kafi, v. ۸, p. ۹, no. ۱

5.كنز العمّال : ۱۵۴۲۴ .

6.Kanz al-Ummal, no. ۱۵۴۲۴

7.ثواب الأعمال : ۱۶۷ / ۵ .

8.Thawab al-Amal, p. ۱۶۷, no. ۵

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