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Bayhaqi 11288 — Reports on pursuing a debtor

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ وَارَةَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أُبِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: دَخَلَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَأُبِيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ مُلَازِمٌ رَجُلًا، قَالَ: فَصَلَّى وَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُلَازِمُهُ، قَالَ: " حَتَّى الْآنَ يَا أُبِيُّ حَتَّى الْآنَ يَا أُبِيُّ مَنْ طَلَبَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَطْلُبْهُ بِعَفَافٍ، وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ "، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ تَرَكَهُ وَتَبِعَهُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، قُلْتَ قَبْلُ: " مَنْ طَلَبَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَطْلُبْهُ بِعَفَافٍ، وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ "، قَالَ: " نَعَمْ "، قَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، مَا الْعَفَافُ؟ قَالَ: " غَيْرَ شَاتِمِهِ، وَلَا مُتَشِدِّدٍ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشٍ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا مُؤْذِيهِ " قَالَ: " وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ "؟ قَالَ: " مُسْتَوْفٍ حَقَّهُ، أَوْ تَارِكٌ بَعْضَهُ ".
Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I had seized a man in the mosque and made him sit, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came. He prayed, then did the task he had come for. I was still holding on to him. Seeing this, he said: "O Ubayy! Are you still holding on to him? Whoever demands repayment of a debt from his brother, let him demand it with 'afaf (decency), wafin aw ghayra wafin (whether he receives it in full or not in full)." When I heard this, I let him go, came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A little while ago you said that one should demand a debt with 'afaf, and wafin aw ghayra wafin? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." I said: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is 'afaf? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It means that he does not abuse him, nor treat him harshly, nor use obscene language, nor harm him." I said: What does wafin aw ghayra wafin mean? "That he takes his right in full or leaves part of it."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب التفليس / 11288