Sahih al-Bukhari 2398

Book 43: Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy · Narrated by Abu Huraira

Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ فَإِلَيْنَا ‏"‏‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If someone leaves some property, it will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves some weak offspring, it will be for us to support them

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2398, Book of Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy. English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.