[Machine] I and my father went out to seek knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they perish. So, the first person we met was Abu Al-Yassar, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He had a servant with him, wearing a tattered cloak, and his servant also had a tattered cloak. He also had a pile of scriptures with him. My father said to him, "I see a trace of anger on your face." He replied, "Yes, I had some wealth that belonged to so-and-so, the thief. So, I went to his family and asked them if it was permissible for me to keep it. They said, 'No,' so his son came out. I asked him, 'Where is your father?' He replied, 'He heard what you said and went to hide in my mother's bed.' So, I said, 'Come out, for I know where you are.' He came out to me, and I asked him, 'What made you hide from me?' He replied, 'By Allah, I was telling you the truth and feared that I would lie to you or you would accuse me falsely. You used to be a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I said, 'By Allah, were you not a person who used to struggle financially?' I said, 'By Allah, I was.' He said, 'By Allah.' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah,' and repeated it. Then, he spread out the scripture and erased the debt, saying, 'If you find a case, judge accordingly, but if not, then you are free.' He then pointed to the corners of his heart and said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whosoever removes a hardship from a believer, Allah will remove a hardship from him in this world and the Hereafter.'"  

خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِينَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدٌ مَعَافِرِيٌّ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدٌ مَعَافِرِيٌّ وَمَعَهُ ضُبَارَةُ صُحُفٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي كَأَنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ سَفْعَةً مِنْ غَضِبٍ قَالَ أَجَلْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ ابْنٌ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعَ كَلَامَكَ فَدَخَلَ أَرِيكَةَ أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ مِنِّي قَالَ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ أُحَدِّثُكَ وَلَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ أَوْ أَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ وَكُنْتَ وَاللَّهِ مُعْسِرًا؟ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ قَالَ فَنَشَرَ الصَّحِيفَةَ وَمَحَا الْحَقَّ وَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ لَبَصُرَتْ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي فَأَشَارَ إِلَى نِيَاطِ قَلْبِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا وَوَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ»  

[Machine] I and my father went out to seek knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they perish. The first person we met was Abu Al-Yasir, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and with him was his son. Abu Al-Yasir was wearing a cloak, as were his guests, and his son was also wearing a cloak. My father said to him, "I see anger on your face." He replied, "Indeed, I had some wealth that belonged to so-and-so, the thief. So I went to his family and asked them, 'Is it accepted?' They said, 'No.' Then his son came out to me, so I asked him, 'Where is your father?' He said, 'He heard your voice and came out. I told him to come out, for I knew where you were.' Then he came out and I asked him, 'What made you hide?' He said, 'I swear by Allah, I wanted to talk to you and not lie to you. I was afraid that if I spoke to you, I would then lie to you and break my promise. And you were the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and by Allah, I was in a difficult situation.' I asked, 'By Allah?' He replied, 'By Allah.' I asked again, 'By Allah?' He replied, 'By Allah.' Then he reached for his scriptures and erased them. He said, 'If you find a just cause, then judge accordingly. Otherwise, you are in a permissible state. I bear witness with my eyes to this oath, and my heart confirms it.' He pointed to the veins on his chest and said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever protects the rights of a debtor in financial difficulty, Allah will protect him in His shade."'  

خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَنَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَى أَبِي الْيَسَرِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي إِنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَضَبٍ قَالَ أَجَلْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّتْ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ عَلَيَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ فَقَالَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَكَ فَدَخَلَ فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ أُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ وَأَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ وَاللَّهِ مُعْسِرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ؟ قَالَ اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ؟ قَالَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بِصَحِيفَتِهِ فَمَحَاهَا وَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصُرَ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي وَأَشَارَ إِلَى نِيَاطِ قَلْبِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ»  

[Machine] "I went out with my father seeking knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they die. The first person we met was Abu Al-Yasar Al-Sulami, the companion of the Prophet ﷺ, accompanied by his son. They both wore a cloak, and his son had a cloak as well. They were carrying a Muṣḥaf (copy of the Qur'an), so my father said to him, 'I see something of anger on your face.' He said, 'Yes, I had some money from so and so, the thief. So I went to his family and asked, 'Is he guilty?' They said, 'No.' So Ali, his son, came out and I asked him, 'Where is your father?' He said, 'He overheard your talk, so he went into my mother's room.' So I said, 'Come out to me, for I know where you are.' He came out to me and I said, 'What made you hide from me?' He said, 'I swear by Allah, I will tell you the truth, and I will not lie to you. I feared by Allah that I would tell you a story and then lie to you or promise you something and then break my promise. I used to be a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and by Allah, I was in hardship.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'Yes, by Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'Yes, by Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'Yes, by Allah.' So I forgot the page and erased the truth, and I said, 'If you find a verdict, then judge accordingly. Otherwise, you are free.' I bear witness with my two eyes and he put his fingers on his eyes, and I heard with my two ears and he put his fingers in his ears, and my heart felt it, and he pointed to his heart, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever looks after a person with a disability or treats him kindly, Allah will shade him on the Day when there is no shade except His shade.'"  

خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَنَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ السُّلَمِيُّ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ وَضِمَامَةُ مُصْحَفٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي كَأَنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ سَعَفَةٌ مِنْ غَضِبٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ عَلِيَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ جَفْرٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعَ كَلَامَكَ فَدَخَلَ فِي أَرِيكَةِ أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ مِنِّي؟ قَالَ أَنَا وَاللهِ لِأُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ أَوْ أَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتُ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ وَاللهِ مُعْسِرًا قَالَ آللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ فَنَسَوْتُ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَمَحَوْتُ الْحَقَّ وَقُلْتُ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حَلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصُرَتْ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي هَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ»  

[Machine] I went out with my father to seek knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they perish. The first person we met was Abu Al-Yasar Al-Sulami, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ. He had a servant boy with him, wearing a cloak, and his servant also wore a cloak. He had a turban and a wrapped copy of the Quran. My father said to him, "I see a mark of anger on your face." He said, "Yes, I had some money that belonged to Fulan bin Fulan, the thief. So, I went to his family and asked them if he had sinned. They said no. Ali, his son with a limp, came out, and I asked him where his father was. He said he heard what I said, so he hid in my mother's closet. I told him to come out because I knew where he was. He came out, and I asked him what made him hide from me. He said, 'I swear by Allah, I will speak to you, and I will not lie to you. I was afraid that if I spoke to you, I would lie to you or break my promise.' And I used to be the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and, by Allah, I was in difficulty." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." Then I forgot about the sheet, and I erased the truth and said, "If you find a verdict, then judge, otherwise you are in no obligation." He testified with his eyesight by pointing his fingers to his eyes, and he testified with his hearing by placing his fingers in his ears, and he testified with his heart by pointing to the area of his heart where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever protects someone in a difficult situation or provides for him, Allah will shade him in His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His shade."  

خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَنَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ السُّلَمِيُّ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ وَضِمَامَةُ مُصْحَفٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي كَأَنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ سَعَفَةٌ مِنْ غَضِبٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ عَلِيَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ جَفْرٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعَ كَلَامَكَ فَدَخَلَ فِي أَرِيكَةِ أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ مِنِّي؟ قَالَ أَنَا وَاللهِ لِأُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ أَوْ أَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتُ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ وَاللهِ مُعْسِرًا قَالَ آللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ فَنَسَوْتُ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَمَحَوْتُ الْحَقَّ وَقُلْتُ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حَلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصُرَتْ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي هَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ»