Musnad Ahmad 8587

Translation

✧ He mentioned that a man from the Children of Israel asked one of the Children of Israel to lend him a thousand dinars. He said, 'Bring me witnesses that I may call them to testify.' He said, 'Allah suffices as a witness.' He said, 'Bring me a guarantor.' He said, 'Allah suffices as a guarantor.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth,' and he gave it to him until a specified term. He then went out to sea and fulfilled his need; then he sought a ship that would arrive before the appointed term, but he found no ship. So he took a piece of wood, hollowed it out, placed the thousand dinars inside it along with a letter to its owner, then sealed the opening, brought it to the sea, and said, 'O Allah, You know that I borrowed a thousand dinars from so-and-so. He asked me for a guarantor, and I said: Allah suffices as a guarantor, and he accepted You. He asked me for a witness, and I said: Allah suffices as a witness, and he accepted You. I have striven to find a ship to send him what he gave me, but I found none, and I entrust it to You.' Then he threw it into the sea until it went in. He then departed, still seeking a ship to return to his land. The man who had lent him came out looking, hoping a ship would bring his wealth, and there was the piece of wood containing the money. He took it for his family as firewood. When he broke it, he found the money and the letter. Then the man who had borrowed from him arrived and brought him a thousand dinars, saying, 'By Allah, I kept striving to find a ship to bring you your money, but I found none before the one I came on.' He said, 'Did you send me anything?' He said, 'Did I not tell you that I found no ship before this one I came on?' He said, 'Indeed, Allah has delivered on your behalf what you sent in the piece of wood. Take your thousand dinars and depart rightly guided.'

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