Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih al-Bukhari, 2078
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Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin NasayrfromYahya bin Hamza bin WaqdfromMuhammad bin al-Walid al-Zubaidifromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'UtbafromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ كَانَ تَاجِرٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ، فَإِذَا رَأَى مُعْسِرًا قَالَ لِفِتْيَانِهِ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ، لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا، فَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There was a merchant who used to lend the people, and whenever his debtor was in straitened circumstances, he would say to his employees, 'Forgive him so that Allah may forgive us.' So, Allah forgave him."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 34, Hadith 31
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 3, Book 34, Hadith 292 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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