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REPAYMENT OF DEBTS
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“When Zubair stood up prepared to fight on the day of the battle of
Jamal, he called me so I, (Abdullah, son of Zubair) went and stood
at his side. He said, „My son, whoever is killed today will be either a
wrongdoer or one who is wronged. I am sure I shall be one of those
killed this day who are wronged. My greatest concern is my debt. Do
you think that anything will be left over from our property after the
repayment of my debts? My son, sell our property and pay my
debts. If anything remains after the repayment give one ninth of it to
your sons.‟
He continued to instruct me about his debts and then said, „My son,
should you find yourself unable to repay any portion of my debt then
go to my Master and seek His help.‟ I did not understand what he
meant so I asked, „Father, who is your Master?‟ He replied: „Allah‟.
So whenever I faced difficulty in the repayment of any part of his
|H 203
“When Zubair stood up prepared to fight on the day of the battle of
Jamal, he called me so I, (Abdullah, son of Zubair) went and stood
at his side. He said, „My son, whoever is killed today will be either a
wrongdoer or one who is wronged. I am sure I shall be one of those
killed this day who are wronged. My greatest concern is my debt. Do
you think that anything will be left over from our property after the
repayment of my debts? My son, sell our property and pay my
debts. If anything remains after the repayment give one ninth of it to
your sons.‟
He continued to instruct me about his debts and then said, „My son,
should you find yourself unable to repay any portion of my debt then
go to my Master and seek His help.‟ I did not understand what he
meant so I asked, „Father, who is your Master?‟ He replied: „Allah‟.
So whenever I faced difficulty in the repayment of any part of his