حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی الصَّنْعَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَنَشٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَائَ رَجُلٌ يَطْلُبُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِدَيْنٍ أَوْ بِحَقٍّ فَتَکَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ الْکَلَامِ فَهَمَّ صَحَابَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَهْ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الدَّيْنِ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَی صَاحِبِهِ حَتَّی يَقْضِيَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2425
It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said: "A man came to ask the Prophet of Allah for some debt or some right, and he spoke harshly to him, and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah wanted to rebuke him. But the Messenger of Allah said: 'Let him be, for the one who is owed something has authority over the debtor, until it is paid off.'''
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020