English translation
[7512] 74 - (3006) It was narrated that 'Ubādah bin Al-Walīd bin 'Ubādah bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit said: "My father and I went out seeking knowledge among this group of the Anṣār before they died. The first one whom we met was Abū Al-Yasar, the Companion of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. A slave of his was with him, and he had a binding of (paper) sheets with him. Abū Al-Yasar was wearing a Burdah and a Ma'āfiri garment, and his slave was wearing a Burdah and a Ma'āfiri garment. My father said to him: 'O uncle, I see signs of anger on your face.' He said: 'Yes, I was owed money by so-and-so the son of so-and-so Al-Ḥarāmī (from the tribe of Banū Ḥarām). I went to his family and greeted them with Salām and said: "Is he there?" They said: "No." Then a young son of his came out to me, and I said to him: "Where is your father?" He said: "He heard your voice and he hid behind my mother's bed." I said: "Come out to me, for I know where you are." He came out, and I said: "What made you hide from me?" He said: "By Allāh, I will tell you, and I will not lie to you. By Allāh, I was afraid that if I spoke to you I would lie to you, and if I made a promise to you I would break it. You were a Companion of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and by Allāh I was in (financial) difficulty." I said: "Do you swear by Allāh?" He said: "I swear by Allāh." I said: "Do you swear by Allāh?" He said: "I swear by Allāh." I said: "Do you swear by Allāh?" He said: "I swear by Allāh." He brought me his promissory note and erased it with his own hand.' He said: 'When you can afford it, pay it off, otherwise you are let off. I bear witness that these two eyes of mine saw' – and he put his fingers on his eyes – 'and these two ears of mine heard, and my heart understood' – and he pointed to his heart – 'the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when he said: Whoever waits for one who is in (financial) difficulty (to pay a debt) or waives it for him, Allāh will shade him in His shade.'"