The Loan

Whoever gives respite to a straitened person, Allah will shade him with His Shade on the Day when no shade will avail other than His Shade.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن أقرَضَ مُؤمناً قَرضاً يَنتَظِرُ بهِ مَيسورَهُ كانَ مالُهُ في زَكاةٍ ، وكانَ هو في صَلاةٍ مِن المَلائكةِ حتّى‏ يُؤَدِّيَهُ إلَيهِ . ثواب الأعمال : 166 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever gives a loan to a believer and waits until he is able, his money will be regarded as alms-tax, and the angels will pray for him until his loan is returned.' Thawab al-A'mal, p. 167, no. 4

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن أقرَضَ مَلهوفاً فَأحسَنَ طَلِبَتَهُ استَأنَفَ العَمَلَ وأعطاهُ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ دِرهَمٍ ألفَ قِنطارٍ مِن الجَنَّةِ . ثواب الأعمال : 341 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever readily lends [money] to a troubled person and is kind in the request after doing so, Allah will give him for every dirham one thousand kantars  in Heaven.' Thawab al-A'mal, p. 341, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَنِ احتاجَ إلَيهِ أخوهُ المُسلمُ في قَرضٍ وهُو يَقدِرُ علَيهِ فلم يَفعَلْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ علَيهِ ريحَ الجَنّةِ . الأمالي للصدوق : 516 / 707 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If one's Muslim brother needs a loan from him and he is able to lend him but does not do so, Allah will prohibit for this person the smell of Heaven.' Amali al-Saduq, p. 350, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن أرادَ أن تُستَجابَ دَعوَتُهُ وأن تُكشَفَ كُربَتُهُ فَلْيُفَرِّجْ عن مُعسِرٍ . كنز العمّال : 15398 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever wants his prayers to be answered and his grief to be dispelled should relieve a person in difficulty.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 15398

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  اتَّقُوا دَعوَةَ المُعسِرِ . كنز العمّال : 15424 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Fear the imprecations of a person in difficulty.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 15424

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن أنظَرَ مُعسِراً أظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ بظِلِّهِ يَومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظلُّهُ . الكافي : 8 / 9 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever gives respite to a straitened person, Allah will shade him with His Shade on the Day when no shade will avail other than His Shade.' al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 9, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  كما لا يَحِلُّ لِغَريمِكَ أن يَمطُلَكَ وهُو مُوسِرٌ ، فكذلكَ لا يَحِلُّ لكَ أن تُعسِرَهُ إذا عَلِمتَ أ نّهُ مُعسِرٌ . ثواب الأعمال : 167 / 5 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Just as it is not permitted for the one indebted to you to delay repaying you when he is well-off, so it is also not permitted for you to put him in difficulty [by demanding repayment] when you know that he is straitened.' Thawab al-Amal, p. 167, no. 5