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English translation
1318. Abū Rāfi', the freed slave of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh got a camel on advance. Some camels came from the charity." Abū Rāfi' said: "So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told me to pay the man back for his camel. I said: 'I did not find among the camels but a superior selection of Rabā'."[1] the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Give it to him, for indeed the best of people is the best of them in repaying.'" (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
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[1] A camel that has entered its seventh year. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi and An-Nihayah.
Commentary
If the Prophet ﷺ had borrowed the camel for his personal need, he returned it after purchase, from the camels of charity, as it is clear from the narration of Abū Hurairah. If he borrowed it for fulfilling the needs of Muslims, a better camel was returned to him from the camels of the charity.
