Sahih Muslim Book - 22, Hadith - 3984

حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِى حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى الْمَسْجِدِ فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ فِى بَيْتِهِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى كَشَفَ سِجْفَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَنَادَى كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ « يَا كَعْبُ ». فَقَالَ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ ضَعِ الشَّطْرَ مِنْ دَيْنِكَ. قَالَ كَعْبٌ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « قُمْ فَاقْضِهِ ».

'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Maiik narrated from his father that he asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay a debt that he owed him at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), in the Masjid. Their voices became so loud that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) could hear them in his house. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out to them and lifted the curtain of his apartment, and he called Ka'b bin Malik, saying: "O Ka'b!" Ka'b said: "Here I am, O Messenger of Allah." He gestured with his hand, saying waive half of your debt. Ka'b said: "I have done that, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Get up and pay off the rest."