Narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will grant shade to that person on the Day when there will be no other shade, who gives respite to a debtor in difficulty or forgives the one who owes him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards the mosque and he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards the ground with his blessed hand. Abu Abdur Rahman also made a similar gesture. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grants respite to a destitute person or forgives him, Allah Almighty will protect him from the steam of Hell. Beware! The deeds of the people of Paradise are as difficult as ploughing on high, hard ground (this phrase was repeated three times), and the deeds of the people of Hell, due to following desires, are like ploughing on soft ground. And fortunate is the one who is saved from tribulations. The most beloved gulp to me is that which a servant swallows while restraining his anger. When a servant (controls his anger and) swallows such a gulp, Allah Almighty fills his belly with faith.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There was a man who had never performed any good deed, except that when he dealt with people in business transactions, he would say to his agent: Take from whoever is able to pay, and leave whoever is in difficulty, and forgive them; perhaps Allah Almighty will forgive us as well. So when he died, Allah Almighty said to him: Did you ever do any good deed? He replied: No, except that I did one thing: I used to do business transactions with people, and when I sent my servant to collect payment, I would say to him: Take from whoever is able to pay, and leave whoever is in difficulty, and forgive them; perhaps because of this Allah Almighty will forgive us. Allah Almighty said: Indeed, I have forgiven you.

Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated a similar narration from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with both of them) also narrated a similar hadith, except that in it the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So Allah Almighty admitted him into Paradise.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has a right over someone and grants him respite (for a few days), he will receive the reward of giving that amount in charity for each day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grants respite to a destitute debtor, he will receive the reward of giving charity equal to the amount of that debt for every day. Then one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grants respite to a destitute debtor, he will receive the reward of giving charity double the amount for every day. I said: O Messenger of Allah! One day I heard you say that whoever grants respite to a destitute debtor, he will receive the reward of giving charity equal to the amount of that debt for every day. And one day you (peace and blessings be upon him) said that whoever grants respite to a destitute debtor, he will receive the reward of giving charity double the amount for every day. (The first time you mentioned single, and the second time double)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Before the due date of the debt arrives, for every day he will receive the reward of giving charity equal to the amount of that debt, and when the due date arrives and he grants respite, then for every day he will receive the reward of giving charity double the amount of the debt.

Muhammad bin Ka'b Qurazi says: Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) had lent money to a man. That man used to come to him to demand repayment, but the debtor would hide upon seeing him. One day, as usual, he came to demand his debt, and the man's son came out of the house. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him about his debtor, where he was. The boy said: Yes, he is at home and eating khazirah. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) called out: O so-and-so! Come outside, I know that you are at home. So he came out. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: What is the reason that you hide from me? He replied: The fact is that I am in hardship, I do not have the means to repay the debt. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep and then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever gives respite to a debtor or forgives his debt, he will stand under the shade of Allah's Throne on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever wishes that his supplication be accepted and his hardship be removed, then he should show ease to the destitute.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grants respite to a destitute person or forgives his debt, Allah the Exalted will grant him shade under His Throne on the Day of Resurrection.