Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلًا مُوسِرًا وَكَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِغِلْمَانِهِ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ الْمُعْسِرِ قَالَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, he said: al-A'mash narrated to us, from Shaqiq, from Abu Mas'ud, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "A man from among those who came before you was brought to account, and nothing good was found for him except that he was a man of wealth who dealt with people, and he used to say to his servants, 'Overlook the debt of the one in difficulty.'" He said: So Allah, Mighty and Sublime, said to His angels, "We are more entitled to that than he was; overlook his sins."