Hadith 16767

Chapter 12

باب 12

(12) باب مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ

(12) Chapter: Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَخِي وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ ".

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice." (AR)

Reference (AR): Sahih al-Bukhari 2400 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 43, Hadith 16 (AR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 585 (AR)