Sayyidah Khawlah bint Qays (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) owed one wasq of dates to a man from Banu Sa'idah. That man came to him and demanded payment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered a man from the Ansar to pay him, and he paid him in dates that were inferior to the man's dates, so the man refused to take them. The Ansari said: "Are you turning back the word of the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Yes! Who has more right to act justly than the Messenger of Allah?" Then tears flowed from the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "He has spoken the truth; who has more right to act justly than I? Allah Almighty does not grant purity to a nation whose weak person does not take his right from the strong one without difficulty." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Khawlah! Give him food, give him oil, and pay him, for whenever a creditor leaves his debtor satisfied, the creatures of the earth and the fish of the sea pray for mercy for (the debtor); and whenever a servant puts off his creditor while he has the means (to pay), Allah Almighty records a sin against that person every day."
At-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Hibban bin Ali, whom a group declared thiqah (trustworthy) while others called him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6687
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