Sahih Muslim Book - 53, Hadith - 7512

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ - وَالسِّيَاقُ لِهَارُونَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ مُجَاهِدٍ أَبِى حَزْرَةَ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِى نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِى هَذَا الْحَىِّ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ لَقِينَا أَبَا الْيَسَرِ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَمَعَهُ غُلاَمٌ لَهُ مَعَهُ ضِمَامَةٌ مِنْ صُحُفٍ وَعَلَى أَبِى الْيَسَرِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِىٌّ وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِىٌّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِى يَا عَمِّ إِنِّى أَرَى فِى وَجْهِكَ سَفْعَةً مِنْ غَضَبٍ. قَالَ أَجَلْ كَانَ لِى عَلَى فُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ الْحَرَامِىِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَقُلْتُ ثَمَّ هُوَ قَالُوا لاَ. فَخَرَجَ عَلَىَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ جَفْرٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ قَالَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَكَ فَدَخَلَ أَرِيكَةَ أُمِّى. فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَىَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ. فَخَرَجَ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ مِنِّى قَالَ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ أُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لاَ أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ وَأَنْ أَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَكُنْتُ وَاللَّهِ مُعْسِرًا. قَالَ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ. قَالَ اللَّهِ. قُلْتُ آللَّهِ. قَالَ اللَّهِ . قُلْتُ آللَّهِ. قَالَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ فَأَتَى بِصَحِيفَتِهِ فَمَحَاهَا بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِنِى وَإِلاَّ أَنْتَ فِى حِلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصَرُ عَيْنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ - وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ - وَسَمْعُ أُذُنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِى هَذَا - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ - رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ عَنْهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ فِى ظِلِّهِ ».

It was narrated that 'Ubadah bin Al-Walid bin 'Ubadah bin As-Samit said: "My father and I went out seeking knowledge among this group of the Ansar before they died. The first one whom we met was Abu Al-Yasar, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). A slave of his was with him, and he had a binding of (paper) sheets with him. Abu Al-Yasar was wearing a Burdah and a Ma'afiri garment, and his slave was wearing a Burdah and a Ma'afiri garment. My father said to him: 'O uncle, I see signs of anger on your face.' He said: 'Yes; I was owed money by so-and-so the son of so-and-so Al-Harami (from the tribe of Banu Haram). I went to his family and greeted them with Salam and said: "Is he there?" They said: "No." Then a young son of his came out to me, and I said to him: "Where is your father?" He said: "He heard your voice and he hid behind my mother's bed." I said: "Come out to me, for I know where you are.'' He came out, and I said: "What made you hide from me?" He said: "By Allah, I will tell you, and I will not lie to you. By Allah, I was afraid that if I spoke to you I would lie to you, and if I made a promise to you I would break it. You were a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and by Allah I was in (financial) difficulty." I said: "Do you swear by Allah?" He said: "I swear by Allah." I said: "Do you swear by Allah?" He said: "I swear by Allah." I said: "Do you swear by Allah?" He said: "I swear by Allah." He brought me his promissory note and erased it with his own hand.' He said: 'When you can afford it, pay it off, otherwise you are let off. I bear witness that these two eyes of mine saw' - and he put his fingers on his eyes - 'and these two ears of mine heard, and my heart understood' - and he pointed to his heart - 'the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he said: Whoever waits for one who is in (financial) difficulty (to pay a debt) or waives it for him, Allah will shade him in His shade.'"