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That Ka`b bin Malik told him that in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he demanded his debt from Ibn
Abu Hadrad in the Mosque. Their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in
his house. So he lifted the curtain of his room and called Ka`b bin Malik saying, "O Ka`b!" He
replied, "Labbaik! O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He beckoned to him with his hand suggesting that he deduct
half the debt. Ka`b said, "I agree, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said (to Ibn Abu Hadrad),
"Get up and pay him the rest."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 53, Hadith 20
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My father died and was in debt. I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of my garden
in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the
full debt. So, I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about it. He said (to me), "When you pluck the dates
and collect them in the Mirbad (i.e. a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's Messenger (ﷺ))." Finally
he came accompanied by Abu Bakr and `Umar and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to bless them.
Then he said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights." So, I paid all my father's creditors
in full and yet thirteen extra Wasqs of dates remained, seven of which were 'Ajwa and six were Laun
or six of which were Ajwa and seven were Laun. I met Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at sunset and informed him
about it. On that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and `Umar and tell them about it." They said,
"We perceived that was going to happen, as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did what he did."
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(from the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)) When Suhail bin `Amr agreed to the Treaty (of Hudaibiya),
one of the things he stipulated then, was that the Prophet (ﷺ) should return to them (i.e. the pagans)
anyone coming to him from their side, even if he was a Muslim; and would not interfere between
them and that person. The Muslims did not like this condition and got disgusted with it. Suhail did not
agree except with that condition. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) agreed to that condition and returned Abu Jandal to
his father Suhail bin `Amr. Thenceforward the Prophet (ﷺ) returned everyone in that period (of truce)
even if he was a Muslim. During that period some believing women emigrants including Um Kulthum
bint `Uqba bin Abu Muait who came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and she was a young lady then. Her relative
came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him to return her, but the Prophet (ﷺ) did not return her to them for Allah
had revealed the following Verse regarding women:
"O you who believe! When the believing women come to you as emigrants. Examine them, Allah
knows best as to their belief, then if you know them for true believers, Send them not back to the
unbelievers, (for) they are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers, Nor are the unbelievers lawful
(husbands) for them (60.10)