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2406. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbās that during the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, a man pursued a debtor who owed him ten Dinār, and he said: “I do not have anything to give you.” He (the creditor) said: “No, by Allāh, I will not leave you until you pay the debt or you bring me a guarantor.” Then he dragged him to the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet
ﷺ said to him: "How long will you wait?" He said: "One month." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "I will be a guarantor for him." Then he came to him at the time the Prophet ﷺ had said, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him: "Where did you get this from?" He said: "From a mine." He said: "There is nothing good in it," and he paid the debt for him. (Hasan)
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[1] See no. 2398.
Commentary
A lender can press the debtor to pay back the loan taken.
To keep the wealth found from the mine is legal, but for him it was better to earn by working.
If the guarantor pays the amount of the debt on behalf of the debtor, it is requited and the debtor is free from the obligation.
