Delay in paying debt without respite is sin
O Muslims! Tremble with fear! The matter of fulfilling the rights of other people is very crucial. Violating someone’s right, abusing him, frightening him by staring at him aggressively, threatening him, hurting his feelings by telling him off or in any other way, not paying his due debt or delaying the payment of his debt without a Shar'i exemption; these are all examples of depriving people of their rights.
Remember! If one owes someone money and is not in a
position to pay it in cash but can pay it even
by selling his household furniture, he must do so. If one does not pay debt
without debtor’s permission despite having the means to do so, he will remain a
sinner unless he pays the debt. Whether he is awake or asleep, a sin
will be recorded (in his book of deeds) for each and
every moment. In other words, his meter of sins will continue to tick away. It
is the consequence of delaying the payment of debt, what will be the severity
of the sin of not paying it at all.
Burden of three paisas
A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Imām-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulānā Shāḥ Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ رَحْمَةً وَاسِعَةً was asked a question about a (supposed) man called Zaïd who delayed in paying a debt and made lame excuses without any valid reason. A’lā Ḥaḍrat Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ رَحْمَةً وَاسِعَةً answered: ‘Zaïd is a sinner, corrupt, an oppressor, a liar and liable for punishment, what else does he want to be called! If he dies without paying the debt he will have to give the creditors his good deeds. He will have to give 700 Ṣalāḥ with Jamā’at for approximately 3 paisas (that he owes). If he runs out of good deeds he will have to carry the burden of their (the creditors) sins and will be thrown into Hell.’ (Fatāwā Razawiyyah (Jadīd), pp. 69, vol. 25).
Dear Islamic brothers! It is impossible for the oppressor to attain
salvation without satisfying the oppressed one. However, if Allah عَزَّ وَجَلَّ wants He عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ will reconcile between the oppressed and
the oppressor on the Day of Judgement; otherwise, the oppressed will be given
the good deeds of the oppressor. If this does not settle the case either, the
sins of the oppressed will be given to the
oppressor, and though this oppressor may have left the world as a pious man
with heaps of good deeds, on Judgement Day he will be left empty-handed and be
thrown into Hell. We seek Allah’s refuge.
Who will be destitute on Judgement Day?
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ once asked his companions رَضِیَ
ٱللَّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم, ‘Do you know as to who a destitute person
is?’. They replied, ‘Yā Rasūlallāh صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ the one who does not have wealth is a
destitute.’. He صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ said, ‘The destitute in my Ummah is the one who will be brought
on the Judgement Day with Ṣalāh, fasts and charity (in
his book of deeds) but would have abused and accused someone, he would have
taken wealth unlawfully and shed blood (or)
beaten someone and as a result of these sins, his good deeds will be taken from
him. If he runs out of good deeds and there are still claimants (against him),
he will have to take the sins of the oppressed (people) and would resultantly
be thrown into Hell.’ (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1394, Ḥadīš 2581).
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ تَعَالَىٰ
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد
Who is an oppressor?
Remember! It is not only the murderers, robbers
and gangsters that are oppressors; in fact,
anyone who violates even a minor right of the other person is an oppressor (and
the other is the oppressed). For example, unlawfully taking even a single rupee
of the other person, unlawfully scolding someone,
staring aggressively at someone, teasing him etc. are all the acts of
oppression.
If the oppressed also violated the rights of the oppressor, both of them would be oppressors and the oppressed in this case. There will be many such people who will be the ‘oppressed’ in one case and the ‘oppressor’ in the other.
Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāh Anis (رحمة الله عليه) has stated that on the Day of Judgement,
Allah (عزوجل) will say, ‘No one shall enter Hell or
Heaven until he/she is held accountable for the rights of people.’ So, if anyone
has violated the rights of others, he will not enter Hell or Heaven until he
compensates for it. (Akhlāq-uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn, pp. 55)
In order to get detailed information
about people’s rights, please read the booklet ‘Aftermath of Cruelty’ published
by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Yā Allah (عزوجل)
protect Muslims from violating each other’s rights and enable us to apologize
and forgive each other for all previous mistakes in this matter!
آمین
بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن (صلی اللہ تعالیٰ علیہ واٰلہ وسلم) صَلُّوْا عَلَی
الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Excellence of dying in Ramadan The fortunate Muslims who die in the blessed month of Ramadan not only remain safe from being questioned and punished in their graves but also deserve Heaven. The honourable scholars (رحمہم اللہ تعالیٰ) have said, ‘The Muslim who dies in this month will go straight into Paradise; as if the gate of Hell is closed for him.’ (Anis-ul-Wā’iẓīn, pp. 25)
Glad tidings of Heaven for three
people Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ) has narrated that
the Beloved and Blessed Prophet (صلی اللہ تعالیٰ علیہ
واٰلہ وسلم) has stated, ‘If anyone dies at the end of Ramadan he will
enter Heaven; if anyone dies at the end of the day of ‘Arafah (9th Zul-Hajj) he
will enter Heaven too, if anyone dies whilst donating (in the path of Allah عزوجل) he will also enter Heaven.’ (Ḥilyat-ul-Auliyā,
pp. 26, vol. 5, Ḥadīš 6187)
Reward for fasting until Judgement
Day Mother of the believers,
Sayyidatunā ‘Āishah Ṣiddīqah (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا)
has narrated that the Noble Prophet (صلی اللہ تعالیٰ
علیہ واٰلہ وسلم) has said, ‘If anyone dies in the state of fast, Allah (عزوجل) will bless him with the reward of fasting
until the Day of Judgement.’ (Firdaus-bimā’ Šaur-ul-Khaṭṭāb, pp. 504, vol.
3, Ḥadīš 5557)
Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāh Anis (رحمة الله عليه) has stated that on the Day of Judgement,
Allah (عزوجل) will say, ‘No one shall enter Hell or
Heaven until he/she is held accountable for the rights of people.’ So, if anyone
has violated the rights of others, he will not enter Hell or Heaven until he
compensates for it. (Akhlāq-uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn, pp. 55)
In order to get detailed information
about people’s rights, please read the booklet ‘Aftermath of Cruelty’ published
by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Yā Allah (عزوجل)
protect Muslims from violating each other’s rights and enable us to apologize
and forgive each other for all previous mistakes in this matter!
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