حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ کَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ کَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَی ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا کَانَ عَلَيْهِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّی سَمِعَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّی کَشَفَ سِجْفَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَنَادَی کَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ فَقَالَ يَا کَعْبُ فَقَالَ لَبَّيْکَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَشَارَ لَهُ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ ضَعْ الشَّطْرَ مِنْ دَيْنِکَ قَالَ کَعْبٌ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُمْ فَاقْضِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3595
Kab bin Malik said that in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he made demand in the mosque for payment of a debt due to him from Ibn Abi Hadrad, and their voices rose till the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was in his house, heard them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went out to them and, removing the curtain of his apartment, he called to Kab bin Malik, addressing: "Kab!" He said: "At your service, Messenger of Allah. " Thereupon he made a gesture with is hand indicating: Remit half the debt due to you. Kab said: "I shall do so, Messenger of Allah. " The Prophet ﷺ then said: "Get up and discharge"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020