#5 Reducing debt

Book of Khusoomaat

(4) Chapter: The talk of opponents against each other

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Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik:

Ka`b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) heard them while he was in his house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and addressed Ka`b, "O Ka`b!" Ka`b replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." (He said to him), "Reduce your debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. Ka`b said, "I have done so, O Allah's Apostle!" On that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said to Ibn Abi Hadrad, "Get up and repay the debt, to him."