Advice of Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hassan Gangohi (Rahmatullahi Allayh) [1]
Respected Mufti Sahib,
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
I am in severe debts. Please make dua that my debts get paid off. I have also enclosed two hundred rupees as a gift. Kindly accept it.
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Respected Brother,
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
I have accepted your gift. However, payment of the debt is more important. Therefore, I am sending the two hundred rupees back to you. First pay off the debts even if (due to paying your creditors their due) you have to suffer poverty. [2]