DEBTS MUST BE REPAID H H 218 "The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, stood up and gave a sermon in the course of which he said that belief in Allah and fighting in His Cause were the highest category of deeds. A man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, tell me, if I am killed in the Cause of Allah, would all my sins be removed from me?' He answered: 'Yes, if you are killed in the Cause of Allah and are patient, looking forward to your reward, marching onwards; and not retreating.'" Then the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked him: 'Repeat what you said, 'So the man repeated: 'Tell me, if I am killed in the Cause of Allah, would all my sins be removed from me?' He answered: 'Yes, if you are killed when you are patient, looking forward to your reward, marching onwards not turning away. But if you owe a debt, that will not be remitted. Gabriel (just) informed me of this.'" R 218 Muslim with a chain up to Abu Katadah Harith son of Ribi' who related this.
217- وعن أَبي قتادة الحارث بن ربعي رضي الله عنه ، عن رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : أَنَّهُ قَامَ فيهم، فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ أنَّ الجِهَادَ في سبيلِ الله، وَالإِيمَانَ بالله أفْضَلُ الأعْمَالِ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ الله ، أرَأيْتَ إنْ قُتِلْتُ في سبيلِ الله ، تُكَفَّرُ عَنّي خَطَايَايَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "نَعَمْ، إنْ قُتِلْتَ في سبيلِ اللهِ، وَأنْتَ صَابرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيرُ مُدْبر" ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ؟" قَالَ : أرَأيْتَ إنْ قُتِلْتُ في سبيلِ الله ، أتُكَفَّرُ عَنّي خَطَايَايَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "نَعمْ ، وَأنْتَ صَابرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيرُ مُدْبِرٍ ، إلاَّ الدَّيْنَ ؛ فإنَّ جِبريلَ تعالى قَالَ لي ذلِكَ" رواه مسلم .