Muwatta Malik #1437
Business Transactions
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَسْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَكْرًا فَجَاءَتْهُ إِبِلٌ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ قَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَقْضِيَ الرَّجُلَ بَكْرَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَمْ أَجِدْ فِي الإِبِلِ إِلاَّ جَمَلاً خِيَارًا رَبَاعِيًا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" أَعْطِهِ إِيَّاهُ فَإِنَّ خِيَارَ النَّاسِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ قَضَاءً " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn
Yasar that Abu Rafi, the mawla of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, borrowed a young camel and then
the camels of sadaqa came to him." Abu Rafi said, "He ordered me to
repay the man his young camel. I said, 'I can only find a good camel
in its seventh year in the camels.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Give it to him. The best of
people are those who discharge their debts in the best manner.' "
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This hadith is #1437 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Business Transactions.