Sunan Ibn Majah 2426

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Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman, Abu Shaybah, narrated to us: Ibn Abi Ubaydah narrated to us—I think he said—my father narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Said al-Khudri, who said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ demanding repayment of a debt he owed him. He pressed him hard, saying, “I insist that you repay me.” The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rebuked him and said, “Woe to you! Do you know whom you are addressing?” He replied, “I am only asking for my right.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Why were you not on the side of the one with a rightful claim?” Then he sent for Khawlah bint Qays and said to her, “If you have dates, lend them to us until our dates arrive, and then we will repay you.” She said, “Yes, may my father be ransomed for you, Messenger of Allah.” She lent them to him, and he repaid the Bedouin and gave him food. The Bedouin said, “You have repaid me fully; may Allah repay you fully.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Those are the best of people. No community is purified if the weak among them cannot obtain their rights without difficulty.”