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Hadith 5

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Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever accepts other people's wealth intending to pay it back, Allah will pay it back for him. And whoever accepts it intending to waste it, Allah, the Most High, will waste (destroy) him." [Reported by al-Bukhari].

ARABIC

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- عَنِ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { مَنْ أَخَذَ أَمْوَالَ اَلنَّاسِ يُرِيدُ أَدَاءَهَا, أَدَّى اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ, وَمَنْ أَخَذَهَا [1]‏ يُرِيدُ إِتْلَافَهَا, أَتْلَفَهُ اَللَّهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ [2]‏ .‏

Hadith referenceBulugh al-Maram 5
CollectionBulugh al-Maram
BookBusiness Transactions
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