No. 3777

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allaah be pleeased with him) reported that in the time of Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) a man suffered loss in fruits he had bought and his debt increased; so Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) told (the people) to give him charity and they gave him charity, but that was not enough to pay the debt in full, whereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said to his creditors:" Take what you find, you will have nothing but alms.

No. 3778

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Bukair b. al-Ashajj with the same chain of transmitters.

No. 3779

A'isha (Allaah be pleased with her) reported: Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) heard the voices of altercation of two disputants at the door; both the voices were quite loud. The one demanded some remission and desired that the other one should show leniency to him, whereupon the (other one) was saying: By Allaah will not do that. Then there came Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to them and said: Where is he who swears by Allaah that he would not do good? He said: Massenger of Allaah, it is I. He may do as he desires.

No. 3780

Abdullah b. Ka'ab b. Malik reported from his father that he pressed in the mosque Ibn Abu Hadrad for the payment of the debt that he owed to him during the lifetime of Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam). (In this altercation) their voices became loud, until Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) heard them, while he was in the house, so Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) came out towards them, and he lifted the curtain of his apartment and he called upon Ka'b b. Malik and said: O Ka'b. He said: At thy beck and call, Allaah's Messenger. He pointed out with the help of his hand to remit half of the loan due to him. Ka'b said: Allaah's Messenger, I am ready to do that, whereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said (to Ibn Abu Hadrad): Stand up and make him the payment (of the rest).

No. 3781

Ka'b b. Malik reported that he made a demand for the payment of the debt that Ibn Abu Hadrad owed to him. This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters and (the words are):" He had to get the loan from Abdullah b. Hadrad al-Aslami. He met him and pressed him for payment. There was an altercation between them, until their voices became loud. There happened to pass by them Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and he said: O Ka'b, and pointed out with his hand in such a way as he meant half. So he got half of what he (Ibn Abu Hadrad) owed to him and remitted the half."