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Sahih Muslim 1558c (Book 22, Hadith 25) #11110
The Power of Forgiveness

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger intervened in a dispute between two people and advised one of them to forgive half of the debt.

Ka'b b. Malik reported that he made a demand for the payment of the debt that Ibn Abu Hadrad owed to him. This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters and (the words are): " He had to get the loan from Abdullah b. Hadrad al-Aslami. He met him and pressed him for payment. There was an altercation between them, until their voices became loud. There happened to pass by them Allah's Messenger and he said: O Ka'b, and pointed out with his hand in such a way as he meant half. So he got half of what he (Ibn Abu Hadrad) owed to him and remitted the half".
قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَرَوَى اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ، هُرْمُزَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ الأَسْلَمِيِّ فَلَقِيَهُ فَلَزِمَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا كَعْبُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ النِّصْفَ فَأَخَذَ نِصْفًا مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ وَتَرَكَ نِصْفًا

TOPICS
debt  *  forgiveness  *  dispute  *  intervention  *  qarz  *  afw  *  jidah  *  tawassul

QUICK LESSONS:
Show compassion towards others; Respect other people; Be patient; Understand different perspectives; Try resolving conflicts peacefully through dialogue instead of violence or aggression; Forgive those who have wronged you if possible

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of forgiveness and how it can help resolve disputes between people. In this hadith, Ka'b b. Malik was demanding payment from Ibn Abu Hadrad for a debt he owed him when an altercation broke out between them until their voices became loud. At that moment, Allah's Messenger happened to pass by and intervened in the situation by advising Ka'b to forgive half of what Ibn Abu Hadrad owed him so that they could both be satisfied with the outcome and move on peacefully without any further conflict or dispute arising from it. This hadith teaches us that forgiveness is a powerful tool which can help us resolve conflicts without any further damage being done to our relationships with others or ourselves as well as helping us maintain peace within our communities and society at large.

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