أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ کَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ کَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّهُ کَانَ لَهُ عَلَی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ يَعْنِي دَيْنًا فَلَقِيَهُ فَلَزِمَهُ فَتَکَلَّمَا حَتَّی ارْتَفَعَتْ الْأَصْوَاتُ فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا کَعْبُ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ کَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ النِّصْفَ فَأَخَذَ نِصْفًا مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ وَتَرَکَ نِصْفًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5429
It was narrated from Ka’b bin Malik that he owed a debt by ‘Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad Al Aslami. He met him, and asked him to pay it off. They exchanged words until their voices became loud. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed by them and said: “Ka’b!” and he gestured with his hand to say half. So he took half of what was owed and let him off the other half. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020