Sahih Ibn Hibban 5044

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. On Abu al-Yasar was a burdah and a Ma'afiri garment, and on his servant was a burdah and a Ma'afiri garment. My father said to him, 'I see in your face something of anger.' He said, 'Yes, I had money owed to me by so-and-so son of so-and-so al-Harami. I came to his family and said, "Is he there?" They said, "No." Then a son of his came out to me, and I said, "Where is your father?" He said, "He heard your voice and went inside." I said, "Come out to me, for I know where you are." So he came out to me, and I said, "What made you hide?" He said, "By Allah, I will tell you and then not lie to you. I feared, by Allah, that if I spoke to you I would lie to you, and if I promised you I would break my promise. You are a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I was, by Allah, insolvent." I said, "By Allah?" He said, "By Allah." I said, "By Allah?" He said, "By Allah." Then he took his document and erased it, and said, "If you find a way to pay, then pay; otherwise, you are released." I bear witness—my two eyes saw this and my heart understood it, and he pointed to the aorta of his heart—I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever grants respite to an insolvent person or remits for him, Allah will shade him in His shade."

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