What is the Islamic attitude toward demanding debts and paying them back ?

Whenever the Muslim demands his due debts back, he should do that in a good way as tolerance is a characteristic of Islam and Muslims. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the  Prophet (PBUH) owed somebody a camel of a certain age. When he came to demand it back, the Prophet (PBUH) said ( to some people), " Give him (his due) " When the people searched for a camel of that age, they found none, but found a camel one year older. The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Give (it to) him." On that , the man remarked, " The Prophet (PBUH) said,

       " The dest amongst you are those who pay the rights of others in a good way." 
                                                                                                                           Al-Bukhari, Muslim.


Also, if an indebted person is insolvent and thus does not have money to pay his debt back, the creditor is recommended to give him time until he becomes able to repay.


Concerning paying debts back, it has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet (PBUH) said,


           " Whoever takes people's property with the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf ( i.e , will help him repay it ), and whoever takes it in order to spoil it, then Allah will spoil him. "     Al- Bukhari