أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِکٌ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَسْلَفَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَکْرًا فَأَتَاهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ بَکْرَهُ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ انْطَلِقْ فَابْتَعْ لَهُ بَکْرًا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَصَبْتُ إِلَّا بَکْرًا رَبَاعِيًا خِيَارًا فَقَالَ أَعْطِهِ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ قَضَائً
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4632
It was narrated from Abu Rafi’ that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , borrowed a young camel from a man, then he came to get his camel back. He said to a man: “Go and buy a young camel for him.” He came and said: “I could only get a Raba‘i camel of good quality.” He said: “Give it to him, for the best of the Muslims is the one who is best in repaying.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020