al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim) 2224

Translation

✧ I and my father went out seeking knowledge among this tribe of the Ansar before they perished. The first person we met was Abu al-Yasar, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and with him was a servant of his. He was wearing a Ma'afiri cloak, and his servant also had a Ma'afiri cloak, and he had a bundle of scrolls. My father said to him: I see in your face a trace of anger. He said: Yes, I had money owed to me by so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, the Harami. I went to his family and said: Is he there? They said: No. Then his son came out, and I said to him: Where is your father? He said: He heard your voice and entered my mother's bedchamber. I said: Come out, for I know where you are. He came out to me and I said to him: What made you hide from me? He said: I, by Allah, will tell you and not lie to you. I feared, by Allah, that if I spoke to you I would lie to you, or if I promised you I would break my promise, and you are a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: By Allah, were you truly in hardship? I said: By Allah. He said: By Allah. I said: By Allah. He said: By Allah. Then he spread out the scroll and erased the debt, and said: If you find means to pay, then pay; otherwise you are released. I bear witness that these two eyes of mine saw — and he placed his two fingers on his eyes — and these two ears of mine heard — and he placed his two fingers in his ears — and my heart comprehended it — and he pointed to the artery of his heart — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: “Whoever grants respite to a debtor in difficulty and waives for him, Allah will shade him in His shade.”

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