Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2429
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنْبَأَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَنَادَى كَعْبًا فَقَالَ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " دَعْ مِنْ دَيْنِكَ هَذَا " . وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الشَّطْرِ فَقَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ . قَالَ " قُمْ فَاقْضِهِ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Yahya and Yahya ibn Hakim both narrated to us: Uthman ibn Umar narrated to us: Yunus ibn Yazid informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Abdullah ibn Kab ibn Malik, from his father, that he demanded repayment from Ibn Abi Hadrad for a debt owed to him in the mosque. Their voices rose until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard them while he was in his house. He came out, called Kab, and Kab replied, “At your service, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Waive this much of your debt,” and gestured with his hand to indicate half. Kab said, “I have done so.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Get up and repay it.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The gesture is explicitly glossed in the Arabic as half. The sequence implies that Kab agrees to waive half, after which the debtor is told to repay the balance.