Is the soul of a believer held hostage by his debt, even if the debts are small?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: The soul of a believer is held hostage by his debt until it is paid off. Do small debts fall under this ruling?

Answer:
Yes, it includes both a large debt and a small debt; the soul is held hostage by it until it is paid off. The evidence is that a man from the Companions came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pray over him, so he asked, "Does he have any debt?" They said, "Yes, two dinars, O Messenger of Allah." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed and said, "Pray over your brother." This was at a time when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not in a position to bear the debt of the deceased. When Allah made things easy for His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and expanded his means, he would bear the debt of the deceased if he had no means to pay it, and he would pray over him. So the point is that the debt was two dinars, and one of the Companions present bore it. Then the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came forward and prayed over him. When a day had passed after his burial, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the man who had borne the debt, "What did you do with the two dinars?" The man said, "Not much time has passed, O Messenger of Allah." On the second day, he asked him again, and he said, "I have paid them off, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Now his skin has cooled." Yes.