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PAUPERS

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“Do you know who is a pauper? The Companions replied: ‘A pauper is one who has nothing, neither cash nor property.’ He said: ‘The pauper among my nation is one who comes on the Day of Judgement with a good record of prayer, fasting, and charity but has abused someone, slandered, stolen the possessions of another, killed or beaten someone. Those who were oppressed will each receive a portion of his good deeds. If his good deeds are insufficient, then their sins will be transferred from them to him and he will be thrown into the Fire.’"

Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked this.