Hadith on Debt: Believer does not advance until debt paid

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The soul of a believer remains suspended by his debt until it is paid.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1078

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَفْسُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِدَيْنِهِ حَتَّى يُقْضَى عَنْهُ

1078 سنن الترمذي كتاب الجنائز باب ما جاء عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال نفس المؤمن معلقة بدينه حتى يقضى عنه

1079 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الترمذي

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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